All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely. Roald Dahl allowappallboy Change image and share on social
When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green. Roald Dahl boygreenmorning Change image and share on social
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 attackbackbreakdown Change image and share on social
Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while teachers sat up on the platform in armchairs, facing us. Roald Dahl armchairassemblybench Change image and share on social
I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It's not possible. Roald Dahl boymurdertell Change image and share on social
I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children like. Roald Dahl childdelightgiggle Change image and share on social
I find that the only way to make my characters really interesting to children is to exaggerate all their good or bad qualities, and so if a person is nasty or bad or cruel, you make them very nasty, very bad, very cruel. If they are ugly, you make them extremely ugly. That, I think, is fun and makes an impact. Roald Dahl badcharacterchild share on social
I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave soldiers. Roald Dahl braveburstcrash Change image and share on social
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. Roald Dahl absolutecompensationfool Change image and share on social