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
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“Oh, books, what books they used to know, Those children living long ago! So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” Roald Dahl
Books, Childhood Nostalgia, TV Critique, Nostalgia, Bookshelf, Childhood
Roald Dahl Books, Childhood Nostalgia, TV Critique, Nostalgia, Bookshelf, Childhood“It was all this, I think, that made me begin to have doubts about religion and even about God. If this person, I kept telling myself, was one of God’s chosen salesmen on earth, then there must be something very wrong about the whole business.” Roald Dahl
Religious Doubts, Personal Beliefs, Critical Thinking, Religion, Beliefs, Thinking
Roald Dahl Religious Doubts, Personal Beliefs, Critical Thinking, Religion, Beliefs, Thinking“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“The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to his desk at all there is nobody to scold him.” Roald Dahl
Self Discipline, Writing Routine, Creative Struggles, Writing, Discipline, Routine
Roald Dahl Self Discipline, Writing Routine, Creative Struggles, Writing, Discipline, Routine“Frobscottle is sweet and jumbly!” Roald Dahl
Whimsical Drink, Creative Taste, Fun Description, Humor, Whimsy, Creativity
Roald Dahl Whimsical Drink, Creative Taste, Fun Description, Humor, Whimsy, Creativity“And on the pillow of the bed lay the head.” Roald Dahl
Surreal Imagery, Strange Scene, Visual Detail, Imagery, Scene, Detail
Roald Dahl Surreal Imagery, Strange Scene, Visual Detail, Imagery, Scene, Detail“Art is only immoral when practiced by amateurs.” Roald Dahl
Art Criticism, Immorality Debate, Professionalism, Art, Criticism, Debate
Roald Dahl Art Criticism, Immorality Debate, Professionalism, Art, Criticism, Debate“There was an air of menace about them as they loped slowly across the plain with long lolloping strides, heading for the BFG.” Roald Dahl
Menacing Approach, Slow Movement, BFG Encounter, Danger, Movement, Encounter
Roald Dahl Menacing Approach, Slow Movement, BFG Encounter, Danger, Movement, Encounter“I signaled the bus-driver and he stopped the bus for me right outside the cottage, and I flew down the steps of the bus straight into the arms of the waiting mother.” Roald Dahl
Warm Reunion, Bus Scene, Emotional Return, Reunion, Scene, Return
Roald Dahl Warm Reunion, Bus Scene, Emotional Return, Reunion, Scene, Return“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“I’d rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.” Roald Dahl
Hyperbolic Statement, Extreme Expression, Humor, Hyperbole, Humor, Expression
Roald Dahl Hyperbolic Statement, Extreme Expression, Humor, Hyperbole, Humor, Expression“A rowdy little girl who gave way upon the slightest provocation to uncontrollable laughter.” Roald Dahl
Childish Behavior, Uncontrolled Laughter, Rowdy Nature, Childhood, Behavior, Laughter
Roald Dahl Childish Behavior, Uncontrolled Laughter, Rowdy Nature, Childhood, Behavior, Laughter“Now that I am alone, I don’t have to hide it; I don’t have to hide anything any longer. I can let my face go because no one can see me; because there’s twenty-one thousand feet between me and them... No, I don’t have to press my teeth together or tighten the muscles of my jaw...” Roald Dahl
Isolation Freedom, Hidden Emotions, Self Reflection, Freedom, Emotions, Reflection
Roald Dahl Isolation Freedom, Hidden Emotions, Self Reflection, Freedom, Emotions, Reflection“I am certainly anti-Israel, and I have become anti-Semitic.” Roald Dahl
Controversial Statement, Political Opinion, Personal Admission, Controversy, Politics, Opinion
Roald Dahl Controversial Statement, Political Opinion, Personal Admission, Controversy, Politics, Opinion“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“If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.” Roald Dahl
Seasonal Preference, Calendar Fun, Personal Wishes, January, July, Calendar
Roald Dahl Seasonal Preference, Calendar Fun, Personal Wishes, January, July, Calendar“So the music is saying something to them. It is sending a message. I do not think the human beans is knowing what that message is, but they is loving it just the same.” Roald Dahl
Music Impact, Unclear Message, Human Understanding, Music, Impact, Understanding
Roald Dahl Music Impact, Unclear Message, Human Understanding, Music, Impact, Understanding“Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children – as long as you make them laugh as well.” Roald Dahl
Fairy Tale Balance, Child’s Fear, Humor In Stories, Fairy Tales, Fear, Humor
Roald Dahl Fairy Tale Balance, Child’s Fear, Humor In Stories, Fairy Tales, Fear, Humor