I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave soldiers.

Quote by Roald Dahl

Topics: Roald Dahl Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.