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Human beans is the only animals that is killing their own kind.

Dark Humor, Human Nature, Critical Thoughts, Humor, Nature, Thoughts

Human beans is the only animals that is killing their

Human beans is the only animals that is killing their

Human beans is the only animals that is killing their

Roald Dahl’s Quotes On Topics

More Roald Dahl Quotes

“There’s someone over there needs a helping hand and it’s our job to give it.”

Helping Others, Compassionate Action, Moral Duty, Help, Compassion, Duty

“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.”

Childlike Traits, Writing For Kids, Humor Retention, Childlike, Writing, Humor

“Their skin hung loose over their bodies like suits they had inherited from larger ancestors, with the trousers ridiculously baggy.”

Descriptive Imagery, Humor In Appearance, Unique Description, Imagery, Humor, Appearance

“A man does not rise to become the Queen’s butler unless he is gifted with extraordinary ingenuity, adaptability, versatility, dexterity, cunning, sophistication, sagacity, discretion, and a host of other talents than neither you nor I possess. Mr Tibbs had them all.”

Butler Qualities, Extraordinary Skills, Sophistication, Skills, Qualities, Sophistication

“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.”

Creativity, Dreamers, Music, Imagination, Music, Dreams

“I signaled the bus-driver and he stopped the bus for me right outside the cottage, and I flew down the steps of the bus straight into the arms of the waiting mother.”

Warm Reunion, Bus Scene, Emotional Return, Reunion, Scene, Return

“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.”

Positive Thinking, Inner Beauty, Thought Influence, Positivity, Beauty, Thoughts

“It was an unhappy truth, he told himself, that nearly all people in the world behave badly when there is something really big at stake.”

Moral Failures, Human Nature, High Stakes, Morality, Nature, Behavior

“I knew immediately, of course, that this was none other than The Grand High Witch herself. I knew also why she had worn a mask. She could never have moved around in public, let alone book in at a hotel, with her real face. Everyone who saw her would have run away screaming.”

Witch Revelation, Masked Identity, Shocking Appearance, Witchcraft, Identity, Shock

“It was a very beautiful thing, this Golden Ticket, having been made, so it seemed, from a sheet of pure gold hammered out almost to the thinness of paper. On one side of it, printed by some clever method in jet-black letters, was the invitation itself – from Mr. Wonka.”

Golden Ticket, Magical Invitation, Precious Moments, Magic, Invitation, Precious

“It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.”

Parental Love, Family Bonds, Unconditional Care, Parents, Love, Family

“Oh, books, what books they used to know, Those children living long ago! So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall.”

Books, Childhood Nostalgia, TV Critique, Nostalgia, Bookshelf, Childhood

“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.”

Descriptive Chaos, Wild Imagery, Story Humor, Chaos, Imagery, Humor

“When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green.”

Childhood Walks, School Memories, Friendship Bonds, Childhood, School, Friends

“Two rights don’t equal a left.”

Logic, Direction, Common Sense, Logic, Common Sense, Direction

“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.”

Curious Observation, Inspirational Message, Life Beauty, Observation, Inspiration, Beauty

“If it’s by an American it’s certain to be filth. That’s all they write about.”

Cultural Critique, Writing Opinion, National Stereotype, Critique, Writing, Opinion

“I dare not do that, said Mr. Fox, because this place I am hoping to get is so marvelous that if I described it to you now you would go crazy with excitement.”

Excitement, Hope, Imagination, Adventure, Hope, Excitement

“The act of copulation is like that of picking the nose. It’s all right to be doing it yourself but it is a singularly unattractive spectacle for the onlooker.”

Taboo Humor, Social Commentary, Human Nature, Humor, Society, Nature

“Occasionally one comes across parents who take the opposite line, who show no interest at all in their children, and these of course are far worse than the doting ones.”

Parental Neglect, Absentee Parents, Child Impact, Parenting, Neglect, Impact