I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It's not possible.

Quote by Roald Dahl

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A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he...

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he...

Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while...

Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...