Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

Two rights don't equal a left.

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.

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

It was slowly beginning to dawn upon Henry that nothing is any fun if you can get as much of it as you want. Especially money.

Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable.