510 Quotes by Roald Dahl

Both Matilda and Lavender were enthralled. It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master. Here was somebody who had brought the art of skulduggery to the highest point of perfection, somebody, moreover, who was willing to risk life and limb in pursuit of her calling. They gazed in wonder at this goddess, and suddenly even the boil on her nose was no longer a blemish but a badge of courage.

It was pleasant to take a hot drink up to her room and have it beside her as she sat in her silent room reading in the empty house in the afternoons. The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.

Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.

All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can’t swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe.

Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.

We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.

My dear young fellow,? the Old-Green-Grasshopper said gently, ’there are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.

Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children – as long as you make them laugh as well.

But it’ll cost the earth!