The nastier the dream, the angrier it is getting when it is in prison.
Roald Dahl
Nightmare Reflection, Anger In Dreams, BFG Quote, Dreams, Nightmare, Anger
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More Roald Dahl Quotes
“Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?” Roald Dahl
Religious Hypocrisy, Moral Questions, Faith Doubts, Religion, Hypocrisy, Morality
Roald Dahl Religious Hypocrisy, Moral Questions, Faith Doubts, Religion, Hypocrisy, Morality“The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort.” Roald Dahl
Geographic Comfort, Childhood Connections, Imaginary Lines, Wales, Comfort, Childhood
Roald Dahl Geographic Comfort, Childhood Connections, Imaginary Lines, Wales, Comfort, Childhood“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“You chose books, I chose looks. Now see the difference?” Roald Dahl
Life Choices, Values Contrast, Different Paths, Choices, Values, Paths
Roald Dahl Life Choices, Values Contrast, Different Paths, Choices, Values, Paths“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“When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.” Roald Dahl
Writing Process, Long Journey, Creative Effort, Writing, Journey, Creativity
Roald Dahl Writing Process, Long Journey, Creative Effort, Writing, Journey, Creativity“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“Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever.” Roald Dahl
Humorous Character, Twit Description, Aging Figure, Humor, Character, Aging
Roald Dahl Humorous Character, Twit Description, Aging Figure, Humor, Character, Aging“It is almost worth going away because it’s so lovely coming back.” Roald Dahl
Travel Reflection, Homecoming Joy, Departure Wisdom, Travel, Homecoming, Joy
Roald Dahl Travel Reflection, Homecoming Joy, Departure Wisdom, Travel, Homecoming, Joy“Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset.” Roald Dahl
Calm Work, Rural Life, Stress Relief, Somerset, Life, Work
Roald Dahl Calm Work, Rural Life, Stress Relief, Somerset, Life, Work“The romance, alas, waned and withered but the quiche lived on.” Roald Dahl
Humorous Reflection, Lost Love, Food Humor, Reflection, Love, Humor
Roald Dahl Humorous Reflection, Lost Love, Food Humor, Reflection, Love, Humor“Two rights don’t equal a left.” Roald Dahl
Logic, Direction, Common Sense, Logic, Common Sense, Direction
Roald Dahl Logic, Direction, Common Sense, Logic, Common Sense, Direction“Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.” Roald Dahl
Power, Responsibility, Choice, Leadership, Power, Responsibility
Roald Dahl Power, Responsibility, Choice, Leadership, Power, Responsibility“I’m wondering what to read next.” Roald Dahl
Reading Curiosity, Book Choices, Literary Wonder, Reading, Books, Wonder
Roald Dahl Reading Curiosity, Book Choices, Literary Wonder, Reading, Books, Wonder“You mean to tell me,’ I said, ‘that every time I pleasure a young lady, I shoot into her two thousand million spermatozoa?’ ‘Absolutely.’ ‘All squiggling and squirming and thrashing about?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘No wonder it gives her a charge,’ I said.” Roald Dahl
Playful Banter, Unique Humor, Biology Twist, Humor, Playful, Biology
Roald Dahl Playful Banter, Unique Humor, Biology Twist, Humor, Playful, Biology“I can see you is not born last week.” Roald Dahl
Wisdom, Humor, Experience, Wisdom, Humor, Experience
Roald Dahl Wisdom, Humor, Experience, Wisdom, Humor, Experience“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“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