“I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routi...” — Roald Dahl Quote

“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.”

“I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave soldiers.”

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

“The adult is the enemy of the child because of the awful process of civilizing this thing that, when it is born, is an animal with no manners, no moral sense at all.”

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

“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.”

“And, you know, I think the original recording of Ravel's Bolero, probably whoever played percussion on that, will never have It played better than that.”

“Recreating a song is tougher than making an original song.”

“I prefer writing originals.”

“Re-writing is different from writing. Original writing is very difficult.”

“But you know, as you say, the original versions of my films are getting out there, slowly.”

“I think anything created today can be said to be a ripoff. It's hard to find anything original any more.”