An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.

Quote by Roald Dahl

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and...

If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and...

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...

Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?

Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?

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...

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...

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior...

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior...

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...

I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and...

I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and...

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country...

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country...

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...

Life is more fun if you play games.

Life is more fun if you play games.

Videogames are a little more work and they're a little more stilted.

Videogames are a little more work and they're a little more stilted.

Life, like all other games, becomes fun when one realizes that it's just a game.

Life, like all other games, becomes fun when one realizes that it's just a game.

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and it's mainly directed at...

The games industry is already bigger than the music industry, and it's mainly directed at...

You can only have fun helping other people have fun if you're having fun doing...

You can only have fun helping other people have fun if you're having fun doing...

The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you've come.

The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you've come.