Well not exactly," the father said."Nobody could do that. but it didn't take me long.

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.

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So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.

I doubt I would have written a line ... unless some minor tragedy had sort of twisted my mind out of the normal rut.

If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.

If I were a headmaster, I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead and my pupils would study a subject that affected all of them.