I've heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true. -Grandpa Joe

Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so.

I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children like.

I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.

There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be.

Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.

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.