37 quotes
"It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you."
- Roald Dahl
Love
"It’s a funny thing about mothers... 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
Love
""For all you know, a witch may be living next door to you right now.""
- Roald Dahl
Awareness
"For all you know, a witch may be living next door to you right now."
- Roald Dahl
Awareness
"A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men."
- Roald Dahl
Balance
"If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams, and you will always look lovely."
- Roald Dahl
Happiness
"When You Think Good Thoughts They Will Shine Out Of Your Face Like Sunbeams And You Will Always Look Lovely"
- Roald Dahl
Happiness
"The more risks you allow your children to take, the better they learn to look after themselves."
- Roald Dahl
Courage
"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
Inspiration
"The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives."
- Roald Dahl
Inspiration
"I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be."
- Roald Dahl
Motivation
"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it."
- Roald Dahl
Motivation
"If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it, and above all, become passionate about it."
- Roald Dahl
Motivation
"If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books."
- Roald Dahl
Success
"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
Creativity
"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
Creativity
"A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly."
- Roald Dahl
Self-esteem
""A witch never gets caught. Don’t forget that she has magic in her fingers and devilry dancing in her blood.""
- Roald Dahl
Strength
"As the night gets dark, let your worries fade. Sleep peacefully knowing you've done all you can do for today."
- Roald Dahl
Empowerment
"I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it, and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be."
- Roald Dahl
Ambition
"If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."
- Roald Dahl
Positivity
"If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."
- Roald Dahl
Positivity
"Always keep a positive mindset, it will improve your outlook on the world."
- Roald Dahl
Positivity
"All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen."
- Roald Dahl
Insight
"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
Optimism
"There is something about very cold weather that gives one an enormous appetite. Most of us find ourselves beginning to crave rich steaming stews and hot apple pies and all kinds of delicious warming dishes; and because we are all a great deal luckier than we realize, we usually get what we want—or near enough."
- Roald Dahl
Contentment
"Never do anything by halves."
- Roald Dahl
Determination
"I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage."
- Roald Dahl
Education
"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
Education
"The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves."
- Roald Dahl
Education
""Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.""
- Roald Dahl
Education
""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
Education
"Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives scare us to death. They wouldn't be exciting if they didn't."
- Roald Dahl
Taking Risks
"If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead."
- Roald Dahl
Joy
"And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music."
- Roald Dahl
Mindfulness
"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
Imagination
"Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it."
- Roald Dahl
Imagination