Roald Dahl: Quotes about life

Roald Dahl was British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. Explore interesting quotes on life.
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“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good, either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”

Roald Dahl book My Uncle Oswald

Source: My Uncle Oswald (1979)

“My darling," she said at last, are you sure you don't mind being a mouse for the rest of your life?"
"I don't mind at all" I said.
It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like as long as somebody loves you.”

Roald Dahl book The Witches

Source: The Witches

“There is little point in teaching anything backwards. The whole object of life, Headmistress, is to go forwards.”

Roald Dahl book Matilda

Source: Matilda

“If you are good life is good.”

Roald Dahl book Matilda

Source: Matilda

“Life is more fun if you play games.”

Roald Dahl book My Uncle Oswald

Source: My Uncle Oswald

“I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.”

Roald Dahl book Matilda

Source: Matilda

“An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.”

Roald Dahl book Boy

Source: Boy: Tales of Childhood

“All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen. If only they would read a little Dickens or Kipling they would soon discover there was more to life than cheating people and watching television.”

Roald Dahl book Matilda

Source: Matilda