There are many things that make a man irritable when he arrives home from work in the evening and a sensible wife will usually notice the storm-signals and will leave him alone until he simmers down.
Roald Dahl
Marital Dynamics, Irritable Husband, Sensible Wife, Marriage, Irritability, Sensibility
Roald Dahl’s Quotes On Topics
Inner Reflections | Rarity Value | Mixed Metaphor | Hidden Knowledge | Exhaustion | Travel | Dangerous Behavior | Celestial Sounds | Photography | Sophistication | Power | Lingering Ideas | Writing Challenges | Challenge | Literary Praise | Birds | Mischief | Solitude Relief | Life Stories | Delight | More
More Roald Dahl Quotes
“This Giant had some sort of magic in his legs.” Roald Dahl
Magical Description, Giant’s Traits, Mystical Strength, Magic, Giants, Strength
Roald Dahl Magical Description, Giant’s Traits, Mystical Strength, Magic, Giants, Strength“Never get out of bed, never go to the window, and never look behind the curtain.” Roald Dahl
Mystery, Adventure, Caution, Secrets, Adventure, Caution
Roald Dahl Mystery, Adventure, Caution, Secrets, Adventure, Caution“When I first thought about writing the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I never originally meant to have children in it at all!” Roald Dahl
Story Origins, Writing Process, Creative Evolution, Story, Writing, Evolution
Roald Dahl Story Origins, Writing Process, Creative Evolution, Story, Writing, Evolution“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“Whipped cream isn’t whipped cream at all if it hasn’t been whipped with whips, just like poached eggs isn’t poached eggs unless it’s been stolen in the dead of the night.” Roald Dahl
Playful Food Logic, Whipped Humor, Creative Comparison, Playful, Humor, Creative
Roald Dahl Playful Food Logic, Whipped Humor, Creative Comparison, Playful, Humor, Creative“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“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.” Roald Dahl
Parental Love, Family Bonds, Unconditional Care, Parents, Love, Family
Roald Dahl Parental Love, Family Bonds, Unconditional Care, Parents, Love, Family“It was pleasant to take a hot drink up to her room and have it beside her as she sat in her silent room reading in the empty house in the afternoons. The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She traveled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.” Roald Dahl
Reading Escape, Literary Adventures, Quiet Reflection, Reading, Adventure, Reflection
Roald Dahl Reading Escape, Literary Adventures, Quiet Reflection, Reading, Adventure, Reflection“Charlie stood at the open door of the Elevator and stared into the swirling vapors. This, he thought, is what hell must be like. Hell without heat. There was something unholy about it all, something unbelievably diabolical. It was all so deathly quiet, so desolate and empty.” Roald Dahl
Dark Reflections, Elevator Imagery, Quiet Hell, Reflections, Imagery, Hell
Roald Dahl Dark Reflections, Elevator Imagery, Quiet Hell, Reflections, Imagery, Hell“How can you whip cream without whips? Whipped cream isn’t whipped cream at all unless it’s been whipped with whips. Just as a poached egg isn’t a poached egg unless it’s been stolen from the woods in the dead of night!” Roald Dahl
Humor, Cooking, Imagination, Humor, Cooking, Imagination
Roald Dahl Humor, Cooking, Imagination, Humor, Cooking, Imagination“She might even – and this will make you jump – she might even be your lovely school-teacher who is reading these words to you at this very moment.” Roald Dahl
Surprise Revelation, Teacher Identity, Unexpected Twist, Teacher, Revelation, Surprise
Roald Dahl Surprise Revelation, Teacher Identity, Unexpected Twist, Teacher, Revelation, Surprise“There are no strangers in here, just friends you haven’t met.” Roald Dahl
Friendship Optimism, Warm Welcome, Strangers Perspective, Friendship, Optimism, Strangers
Roald Dahl Friendship Optimism, Warm Welcome, Strangers Perspective, Friendship, Optimism, Strangers“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“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“If I were a headmaster, I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead and my pupils would study a subject that affected all of them. There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.” Roald Dahl
Creative Teaching, Headmaster Role, Chocolate Idea, Education, Creativity, Teaching
Roald Dahl Creative Teaching, Headmaster Role, Chocolate Idea, Education, Creativity, Teaching“I don’t want a grown-up person at all. A grown-up won’t listen to me; he won’t learn.” Roald Dahl
Childish Rebellion, Adult Disconnect, Growing Up, Childhood, Rebellion, Adults
Roald Dahl Childish Rebellion, Adult Disconnect, Growing Up, Childhood, Rebellion, Adults“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“It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you.” Roald Dahl
Unconditional Love, Acceptance, Appearance Irrelevance, Love, Acceptance, Unconditional
Roald Dahl Unconditional Love, Acceptance, Appearance Irrelevance, Love, Acceptance, Unconditional