Poppyrot and pigwash!
Roald Dahl
Playful Exclamation, Creative Language, Unique Words, Playful, Language, Unique
Roald Dahl’s Quotes On Topics
Humorous Comparison | World Change | Production | Critique | Business Comparison | Life | Life Challenges | Wild Imagery | Childhood Intelligence | Positive Outlook | Smile | Food | Virtue | Magical Imagery | Rowdy Nature | War Reflections | Insult | Rescue | Higher Learning | Lifelong Impact | More
More Roald Dahl Quotes
“Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” Roald Dahl
Encouraging Reading, Anti-TV Message, Educational Value, Reading, Education, Value
Roald Dahl Encouraging Reading, Anti-TV Message, Educational Value, Reading, Education, Value“Writing is mainly perspiration, not inspiration.” Roald Dahl
Hard Work, Writing Process, Creative Effort, Work, Writing, Effort
Roald Dahl Hard Work, Writing Process, Creative Effort, Work, Writing, Effort“Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.” Roald Dahl
Pain Endurance, Medical Practices, Changing Times, Pain, Doctors, History
Roald Dahl Pain Endurance, Medical Practices, Changing Times, Pain, Doctors, History“Two wrongs don’t make a right.” Roald Dahl
Moral Wisdom, Ethical Statement, Right Vs Wrong, Morality, Ethics, Wisdom
Roald Dahl Moral Wisdom, Ethical Statement, Right Vs Wrong, Morality, Ethics, Wisdom“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.” Roald Dahl
Excitement, Hope, Imagination, Adventure, Hope, Excitement
Roald Dahl Excitement, Hope, Imagination, Adventure, Hope, Excitement“Most people – and especially small children – are often quite scared of being out of doors alone in the moonlight. Everything is so deadly quiet, and the shadows are so long and black, and they keep turning into strange shapes that seem to move as you look at them, and the slightest little snap of a twig makes you jump.” Roald Dahl
Nighttime Fear, Childhood Anxiety, Moonlit Fear, Fear, Childhood, Nighttime
Roald Dahl Nighttime Fear, Childhood Anxiety, Moonlit Fear, Fear, Childhood, Nighttime“I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.” Roald Dahl
Life Reflections, Routine Simplicity, Regular Work, Simplicity, Routine, Life
Roald Dahl Life Reflections, Routine Simplicity, Regular Work, Simplicity, Routine, Life“The Greeks have a trick of disguising a poor quality wine by adding pine resin to it, the idea being that the taste of the resin is not quite so appalling as the taste of the wine. We drank retsina because that was all there was.” Roald Dahl
Cultural Tradition, Wine Description, Greek Practice, Culture, Wine, Tradition
Roald Dahl Cultural Tradition, Wine Description, Greek Practice, Culture, Wine, Tradition“Well, maybe it started that way. As a dream, but doesn’t everything. Those buildings. These lights. This whole city. Somebody had to dream about it first. And maybe that is what I did. I dreamed about coming here, but then I did it.” Roald Dahl
Dream Achievement, Visionary Effort, Urban Inspiration, Dream, Vision, Inspiration
Roald Dahl Dream Achievement, Visionary Effort, Urban Inspiration, Dream, Vision, Inspiration“Their skin hung loose over their bodies like suits they had inherited from larger ancestors, with the trousers ridiculously baggy.” Roald Dahl
Descriptive Imagery, Humor In Appearance, Unique Description, Imagery, Humor, Appearance
Roald Dahl Descriptive Imagery, Humor In Appearance, Unique Description, Imagery, Humor, Appearance“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“The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives... All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen.” Roald Dahl
Reading Escape, Literary Adventure, Life Perspective, Reading, Adventure, Perspective
Roald Dahl Reading Escape, Literary Adventure, Life Perspective, Reading, Adventure, Perspective“Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable.” Roald Dahl
Bold Actions, Outrageous Behavior, Unbelievable Effort, Boldness, Actions, Behavior
Roald Dahl Bold Actions, Outrageous Behavior, Unbelievable Effort, Boldness, Actions, Behavior“But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.” Roald Dahl
Chance Belief, Optimistic Hope, Small Opportunities, Chance, Hope, Opportunities
Roald Dahl Chance Belief, Optimistic Hope, Small Opportunities, Chance, Hope, Opportunities“It seemed to be suspended by some invisible thread, like a toy bird hanging from the ceiling.” Roald Dahl
Suspended Beauty, Delicate Imagery, Unique Vision, Beauty, Imagery, Vision
Roald Dahl Suspended Beauty, Delicate Imagery, Unique Vision, Beauty, Imagery, Vision“The watchers below could see the chocolate swishing around the boy in the pipe, and they could see it building up behind him in a solid mass, pushing against the blockage. The pressure was terrific. Something had to give. Something did give, and that something was Augustus. WHOOF! Up he shot again like a bullet in the barrel of a gun.” Roald Dahl
Comic Chaos, Dramatic Scene, Augustus Event, Chaos, Drama, Event
Roald Dahl Comic Chaos, Dramatic Scene, Augustus Event, Chaos, Drama, Event“The teeth of the dreadly viper is still sticking into me!’ he yelled. ‘I is feeling the teeth sticking into my anklet!” Roald Dahl
Humor, Pain, Imagery, Humor, Imagery, Pain
Roald Dahl Humor, Pain, Imagery, Humor, Imagery, Pain“Everybody was feeling happy now. The sun was shining brightly out of a soft blue sky and the day was calm. The giant peach, with the sunlight glinting on its side, was like a massive golden ball sailing upon a silver sea.” Roald Dahl
Peaceful Moment, Magical Imagery, Sunny Day, Peace, Magic, Day
Roald Dahl Peaceful Moment, Magical Imagery, Sunny Day, Peace, Magic, Day