A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
Roald DahlFairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children - as long as you make them laugh as well.
Roald DahlIf I had my way, I'd remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
Roald DahlThen suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by rules that are almost mathematical in their strictness!
Roald Dahl