I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the Western Desert of Libya, in Greece, in Syria, in Iraq and in Egypt.
Roald Dahl
Military Career, Pilot Adventures, World War, Flying, Mediterranean, History
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“Get up at once, you lazy little beast!” Roald Dahl
Discipline, Motivation, Humor, Motivation, Discipline, Humor
Roald Dahl Discipline, Motivation, Humor, Motivation, Discipline, Humor“The snozberries taste like snozberries!” Roald Dahl
Whimsical Flavor, Creative Imagination, Unique Taste, Whimsy, Imagination, Taste
Roald Dahl Whimsical Flavor, Creative Imagination, Unique Taste, Whimsy, Imagination, Taste“I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the Western Desert of Libya, in Greece, in Syria, in Iraq and in Egypt.” Roald Dahl
Military Career, Pilot Adventures, World War, Flying, Mediterranean, History
Roald Dahl Military Career, Pilot Adventures, World War, Flying, Mediterranean, History“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.” Roald Dahl
Butler Qualities, Extraordinary Skills, Sophistication, Skills, Qualities, Sophistication
Roald Dahl Butler Qualities, Extraordinary Skills, Sophistication, Skills, Qualities, Sophistication“When Bruce Bogtrotter had eaten his way through half of the entire enormous cake, he paused for just a couple of seconds and took several deep breaths.” Roald Dahl
Cake, Humor, Eating Challenge, Humor, Challenge, Cake
Roald Dahl Cake, Humor, Eating Challenge, Humor, Challenge, Cake“The next day she carried her secret weapon to school in her satchel. She was tingling with excitement. She was longing to tell Matilda about her plan of battle. In fact, she wanted to tell the whole class. But she finally decided to tell nobody. It was better that way, because then no one, even when put under the most severe torture, would be able to name her as a culprit.” Roald Dahl
Secret Plan, Strategic Excitement, School Drama, Secrets, Strategy, School
Roald Dahl Secret Plan, Strategic Excitement, School Drama, Secrets, Strategy, School“Her face, I’m afraid, was neither a thing of beauty nor a joy for ever.” Roald Dahl
Critical Description, Beauty Standards, Harsh Words, Description, Beauty, Standards
Roald Dahl Critical Description, Beauty Standards, Harsh Words, Description, Beauty, Standards“Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.” Roald Dahl
Determined Mindset, Escaping Fear, Personal Speed, Determination, Fear, Speed
Roald Dahl Determined Mindset, Escaping Fear, Personal Speed, Determination, Fear, Speed“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“The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.” Roald Dahl
Writer’s Struggles, Creative Work, Business Comparison, Writing, Struggles, Comparison
Roald Dahl Writer’s Struggles, Creative Work, Business Comparison, Writing, Struggles, Comparison“This, he thought, is what hell must be like. Hell without heat. There was something unholy about it all, something unbelievably diabolical.” Roald Dahl
Dark Imagery, Hellish Descriptions, Unsettling Thoughts, Imagery, Hell, Thoughts
Roald Dahl Dark Imagery, Hellish Descriptions, Unsettling Thoughts, Imagery, Hell, Thoughts“We is having an interesting babblement about the taste of the human bean. The human bean is not a vegetable.” Roald Dahl
Playful Language, Quirky Humor, Unique Concepts, Humor, Language, Unique
Roald Dahl Playful Language, Quirky Humor, Unique Concepts, Humor, Language, Unique“All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe.” Roald Dahl
Cultural Norms, Early Skills, Swimming Lessons, Childhood, Norway, Learning
Roald Dahl Cultural Norms, Early Skills, Swimming Lessons, Childhood, Norway, Learning“I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me of school itself.” Roald Dahl
Childhood Frustrations, School Memories, Fading Past, Childhood, School, Memories
Roald Dahl Childhood Frustrations, School Memories, Fading Past, Childhood, School, Memories“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.” Roald Dahl
Parenting Influence, Creative Work, Writing Inspiration, Parenthood, Creativity, Writing
Roald Dahl Parenting Influence, Creative Work, Writing Inspiration, Parenthood, Creativity, Writing“She decided that every time her father or her mother was beastly to her, she would get her own back in some way or another. A small victory or two would help her to tolerate their idiocies and would stop her from going crazy.” Roald Dahl
Parental Conflict, Small Victories, Coping Mechanism, Conflict, Victory, Coping
Roald Dahl Parental Conflict, Small Victories, Coping Mechanism, Conflict, Victory, Coping“She believed she could so she did.” Roald Dahl
Self-Belief, Determined Action, Empowering Thought, Belief, Action, Empowerment
Roald Dahl Self-Belief, Determined Action, Empowering Thought, Belief, Action, Empowerment“That’s why they always put two blank pages at the back of the atlas. They’re for new countries. You’re meant to fill them in yourself.” Roald Dahl
Atlas Fun, Geography Humor, Creative Thought, Geography, Humor, Creativity
Roald Dahl Atlas Fun, Geography Humor, Creative Thought, Geography, Humor, Creativity