A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.

I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.

When you're old enough to write a book for children, by then you'll have become a grown up and have lost all your jokeyness. Unless you're an undeveloped adult and still have an enormous amount of childishness in you.

The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.

The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious.

You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. "Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda said. "It was wonderful.

And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.