Everything and all of them were being rattled around like peas inside an enormous rattle that was being rattled by a mad giant who refused to stop.
Roald Dahl
Descriptive Chaos, Wild Imagery, Story Humor, Chaos, Imagery, Humor
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More Roald Dahl Quotes
“I like enthusiasts of any kind.” Roald Dahl
Passionate People, Positive Traits, Enthusiasm Value, Passion, Traits, Enthusiasm
Roald Dahl Passionate People, Positive Traits, Enthusiasm Value, Passion, Traits, Enthusiasm“It’s worse than that, William! It’s diabolical! Do you know what this means? It means that decent folk like you and me can’t even go out and have a little fun at night without risking a broken leg or arm. We might even break our necks!” Roald Dahl
Risk Warnings, Dark Humor, Life Threats, Risk, Humor, Life
Roald Dahl Risk Warnings, Dark Humor, Life Threats, Risk, Humor, Life“She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn’t.” Roald Dahl
Self-Awareness, Personal Resentment, Confidence Struggle, Self-Worth, Confidence, Resentment
Roald Dahl Self-Awareness, Personal Resentment, Confidence Struggle, Self-Worth, Confidence, Resentment“There are no strangers in here, just friends you haven’t met.” Roald Dahl
Friendship Optimism, Warm Welcome, Strangers Perspective, Friendship, Optimism, Strangers
Roald Dahl Friendship Optimism, Warm Welcome, Strangers Perspective, Friendship, Optimism, Strangers“Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while teachers sat up on the platform in armchairs, facing us.” Roald Dahl
School Assembly, Childhood Rituals, Prayer Moments, School, Rituals, Prayer
Roald Dahl School Assembly, Childhood Rituals, Prayer Moments, School, Rituals, Prayer“A rowdy little girl who gave way upon the slightest provocation to uncontrollable laughter.” Roald Dahl
Childish Behavior, Uncontrolled Laughter, Rowdy Nature, Childhood, Behavior, Laughter
Roald Dahl Childish Behavior, Uncontrolled Laughter, Rowdy Nature, Childhood, Behavior, Laughter“The only sensible thing to do when you are attacked is, as Napoleon once said, to counter-attack.” Roald Dahl
Self-Defense, Strategy, Napoleon Quote, Defense, Strategy, Attack
Roald Dahl Self-Defense, Strategy, Napoleon Quote, Defense, Strategy, Attack“I cannot be helping it if I sometimes is saying things a little squiggly. I.” Roald Dahl
Playful Language, Unique Expressions, Self Humor, Playful, Language, Humor
Roald Dahl Playful Language, Unique Expressions, Self Humor, Playful, Language, Humor“If I were a headmaster, I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead and my pupils would study a subject that affected all of them. There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.” Roald Dahl
Creative Teaching, Headmaster Role, Chocolate Idea, Education, Creativity, Teaching
Roald Dahl Creative Teaching, Headmaster Role, Chocolate Idea, Education, Creativity, Teaching“Men were foolish and were made only so that they should die, while mountains and rivers went on for ever and did not notice the passing of time.” Roald Dahl
Human Mortality, Nature’s Timelessness, Existential Thoughts, Mortality, Nature, Thoughts
Roald Dahl Human Mortality, Nature’s Timelessness, Existential Thoughts, Mortality, Nature, Thoughts“And Matilda found, to her surprise, that life could be fun. She decided to have as much fun as possible. After all, she was a very smart kid.” Roald Dahl
Fun, Childhood, Surprise, Life Lessons, Fun, Childhood
Roald Dahl Fun, Childhood, Surprise, Life Lessons, Fun, Childhood“But it’ll cost the earth!” Roald Dahl
Exaggerated Cost, Expense Warning, Financial Caution, Cost, Expense, Caution
Roald Dahl Exaggerated Cost, Expense Warning, Financial Caution, Cost, Expense, Caution“All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely.” Roald Dahl
School Memories, Power Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Schooling, Bullying, Memories
Roald Dahl School Memories, Power Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Schooling, Bullying, Memories“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
War Stories, Heroic Rescue, Pilot Memories, War, Rescue, History
Roald Dahl War Stories, Heroic Rescue, Pilot Memories, War, Rescue, History“I don’t want a grown-up person at all. A grownup won’t listen to me; he won’t learn. He will try to do things his own way and not mine. So I have to have a child. I want a good sensible loving child, one to whom I can tell all my most precious candy-making secrets-while I am still alive.” Roald Dahl
Childhood Desire, Parental Frustration, Sensible Wish, Childhood, Parenthood, Sensibility
Roald Dahl Childhood Desire, Parental Frustration, Sensible Wish, Childhood, Parenthood, Sensibility“I find that the only way to make my characters really interesting to children is to exaggerate all their good or bad qualities, and so if a person is nasty or bad or cruel, you make them very nasty, very bad, very cruel. If they are ugly, you make them extremely ugly. That, I think, is fun and makes an impact.” Roald Dahl
Character Building, Writing Tips, Exaggerated Traits, Children, Writing, Creativity
Roald Dahl Character Building, Writing Tips, Exaggerated Traits, Children, Writing, Creativity“Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives scare us to death. They wouldn’t be exciting if they didn’t.” Roald Dahl
Life Challenges, Thrilling Experiences, Fear Reflection, Challenges, Experiences, Fear
Roald Dahl Life Challenges, Thrilling Experiences, Fear Reflection, Challenges, Experiences, Fear“Now that I am alone, I don’t have to hide it; I don’t have to hide anything any longer. I can let my face go because no one can see me; because there’s twenty-one thousand feet between me and them... No, I don’t have to press my teeth together or tighten the muscles of my jaw...” Roald Dahl
Isolation Freedom, Hidden Emotions, Self Reflection, Freedom, Emotions, Reflection
Roald Dahl Isolation Freedom, Hidden Emotions, Self Reflection, Freedom, Emotions, Reflection“Titchy little snapperwhippers like you should not be higgling around with an old sage and onions who is hundreds of years more than you.” Roald Dahl
Playful Wisdom, Age Humor, Quirky Language, Wisdom, Humor, Quirky
Roald Dahl Playful Wisdom, Age Humor, Quirky Language, Wisdom, Humor, Quirky“When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they are not going to interest your readers at all. Every writer in the world has to use the characters that have something interesting about them, and this is even more true in children's books.” Roald Dahl
Character Importance, Writing Strategy, Engaging Readers, Characters, Writing, Strategy
Roald Dahl Character Importance, Writing Strategy, Engaging Readers, Characters, Writing, Strategy