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’s Quotes On Topics
Suspenseful Thought | Playful Safety | Fiction Fear | Imaginative Thoughts | Surprising Comparison | Action | Relaxed Reading | Shallow Appearance | Bold Spirit | Writer's Need | Nonsense | Matilda’s Craft | Risk Warnings | Invitation | Criticism | Teacher Identity | Religious Doubts | Unlikely Events | Family | Rescue | More
More Roald Dahl Quotes
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.” Roald Dahl
Positive Thinking, Inner Beauty, Thought Influence, Positivity, Beauty, Thoughts
Roald Dahl Positive Thinking, Inner Beauty, Thought Influence, Positivity, Beauty, Thoughts“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“There’s someone over there needs a helping hand and it’s our job to give it.” Roald Dahl
Helping Others, Compassionate Action, Moral Duty, Help, Compassion, Duty
Roald Dahl Helping Others, Compassionate Action, Moral Duty, Help, Compassion, Duty“Some children are spoiled and it is not their fault, it is their parents.” Roald Dahl
Parenting Blame, Childhood Behavior, Family Dynamics, Parenting, Childhood, Family
Roald Dahl Parenting Blame, Childhood Behavior, Family Dynamics, Parenting, Childhood, Family“I asked my mum, who’s a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death; they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears.” Roald Dahl
Story Healing, Death Themes, Child Psychology, Stories, Death, Psychology
Roald Dahl Story Healing, Death Themes, Child Psychology, Stories, Death, Psychology“Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.” Roald Dahl
Curious Observation, Inspirational Message, Life Beauty, Observation, Inspiration, Beauty
Roald Dahl Curious Observation, Inspirational Message, Life Beauty, Observation, Inspiration, Beauty“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“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“Obscurity is never a virtue.” Roald Dahl
Virtue Debate, Visibility Importance, Value Discussion, Virtue, Visibility, Value
Roald Dahl Virtue Debate, Visibility Importance, Value Discussion, Virtue, Visibility, Value“We’ve got a lovely telly with a twelve-inch screen and now you come asking for a book! You’re getting spoiled, my girl!” Roald Dahl
Modern Convenience, Spoiled Generation, Book Appreciation, Technology, Spoiling, Books
Roald Dahl Modern Convenience, Spoiled Generation, Book Appreciation, Technology, Spoiling, Books“I is sometimes hearing faraway music coming from the stars in the sky.” Roald Dahl
Celestial Sounds, Poetic Imagination, Starry Thoughts, Sounds, Imagination, Stars
Roald Dahl Celestial Sounds, Poetic Imagination, Starry Thoughts, Sounds, Imagination, Stars“If you are good, life is good.” Roald Dahl
Positive Thinking, Moral Philosophy, Life Perspective, Positivity, Morality, Life
Roald Dahl Positive Thinking, Moral Philosophy, Life Perspective, Positivity, Morality, Life“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“What she needed was just one person, one wise and sympathetic grown-up who could help her.” Roald Dahl
Seeking Help, Emotional Support, Trusted Mentor, Help, Support, Mentor
Roald Dahl Seeking Help, Emotional Support, Trusted Mentor, Help, Support, Mentor“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl
Magic, Wonder, Belief, Secrets, Magic, Imagination
Roald Dahl Magic, Wonder, Belief, Secrets, Magic, Imagination“The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.” Roald Dahl
Creative Exhaustion, Writer's Need, Mental Strain, Writing, Exhaustion, Need
Roald Dahl Creative Exhaustion, Writer's Need, Mental Strain, Writing, Exhaustion, Need“He resembled, to an extraordinary degree, an asparagus.” Roald Dahl
Surprising Comparison, Physical Description, Unique Resemblance, Comparison, Description, Uniqueness
Roald Dahl Surprising Comparison, Physical Description, Unique Resemblance, Comparison, Description, Uniqueness“Some three years ago I drove down to Provence to spend a summer weekend with a lady who was interesting to me simply because she possessed an extraordinarily powerful muscle in a region where other women have no muscles at all.” Roald Dahl
Unique Experience, Provencal Visit, Unusual Attraction, Travel, Experience, Attraction
Roald Dahl Unique Experience, Provencal Visit, Unusual Attraction, Travel, Experience, Attraction