Roald Dahl

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

— Roald Dahl

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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. ↗

— Roald Dahl

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I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#could #fixed #follow #had #hours

Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#diaries #english #father #his #norwegian

Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home. ↗

— Roald Dahl

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The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#his #needs #out #walks #wants

The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to his desk at all there is nobody to scold him. ↗

— Roald Dahl

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