A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.
Roald Dahl
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More quotes by Roald Dahl
- 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.
- A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.
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- Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.
- A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.