Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.Roald Dahl
He knew all this, but in the end
One question drove him round the bend:
He simply couldn't puzzle out
What Life was really all about.
Roald Dahl
Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating them, and the result was that we ate them more than ever.
Roald Dahl
I asked my mum, who's a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears - and actually, Corpse Bride is a beautiful and very comforting, joyous portrayal of what might be beyond life.
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Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.
Roald Dahl
I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave soldiers.
Roald Dahl
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