When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green.

Quote by Roald Dahl

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Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned...

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

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I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine...

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All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't...

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I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the...

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

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A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

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

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