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

Topics: Roald Dahl Quotes

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.

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

Life is more fun if you play games.

Life is more fun if you play games.

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...

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...

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

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

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...