Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.

Quote by Roald Dahl

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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.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...