I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the Western Desert of Libya, in Greece, in Syria, in Iraq and in Egypt. Roald Dahl desertegyptfighter Change image and share on social
A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not. Roald Dahl daydemandfear Change image and share on social
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. Roald Dahl mannonsenserelish Change image and share on social
If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important. Roald Dahl accomplishbookchild Change image and share on social
Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating them, and the result was that we ate them more than ever. Roald Dahl dangerousdropeat Change image and share on social
The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. Roald Dahl dazedrinkwalk Change image and share on social
'Dexter' is a very well-oiled machine; it's just a great show and great to be part of. Roald Dahl dextergreatmachine Change image and share on social
The fine line between roaring with laughter and crying because it's a disaster is a very, very fine line. You see a chap slip on a banana skin in the street and you roar with laughter when he falls slap on his backside. If in doing so you suddenly see he's broken a leg, you very quickly stop laughing and it's not a joke anymore. Roald Dahl anymorebacksidebanana share on social
Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God? Roald Dahl godmanpractice Change image and share on social
When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people who are ordinary, because they are not going to interest your readers at all. Every writer in the world has to use the characters that have something interesting about them, and this is even more true in children's books. Roald Dahl animalbookcharacter share on social