Roald Dahl was born on this date in 1916. He wrote numerous children's books including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Here are 10 words of wisdom from him:
- Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people.
- A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
- And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
- A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
- It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.
- Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
- Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable...
- I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.
- A little magic can take you a long way.
- Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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