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.

Quote by Roald Dahl

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When I was 2, we moved into an imposing country mansion 8 miles west of...

When I was 2, we moved into an imposing country mansion 8 miles west of...

I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has...

I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has...

An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is...

An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is...

The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours...

The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours...

My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke...

My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke...

When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would...

When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would...

The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He...

The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He...

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an...

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an...

Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is...

Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is...

Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible...

Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible...

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a...

I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a...

Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned...

Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned...

Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you...

Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you...

Life is more fun if you play games.

Life is more fun if you play games.

Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.

Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.

I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the...

I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the...

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine...

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine...

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't...

All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't...