Roald Dahl Quotes

I find that the only way to make my characters really interesting to children is to exaggerate all their good or bad qualities, and so if a person is nasty or bad or cruel, you make them very nasty, very bad, very cruel. If they are ugly, you make them extremely ugly. That, I think, is fun and makes an impact.

Roald Dahl

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 13, 1916 - November 23, 1990

Topics

GoodChildrenFunUglyThinkImpact

With a photograph, you are left with the same modes of interpretation as you are with a book. You ask: 'What do we know about the author and their background? What do I know about the subject?'

Joel Sternfeld

BookYouKnowAskSamePhotograph

Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have.

Maya Lin

ThoughtWarmth

I produced the Buckcherry album and I just finished a band called American Pearl on Wind-Up Records. That's Creed's label. They're pretty rocking. Now I'm looking for another band to produce.

Steve Jones

LookingAmericanNowBandPretty

I always wear my Lip Lights gloss from the Karl Lagerfeld and ModelCo line. I like this brownish pink called St. Tropez Sunset. It's like a take on your own lip colour but not too heightened. If I'm going out, I do the red.

Stella Maxwell

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Hearing about a visual artist's approach can change the way you think about songwriting.

St. Lucia

ChangeThinkYouArtistWayHearing

Any school which wants to create an impact on the society should work on creating leaders.

Shiv Nadar

WorkSchoolSocietyImpactCreate

Because I'm pushing my body so hard already, the last thing I want to do is have music that's really too strong, in my head.

Michelle Kwan

MusicStrongBodyWantHardHead

I have a nice boat that I got a couple of years ago that's a Skeeter brand that's 20-foot, center-console. I have it set up for saltwater and for fresh water, so it's been a nice boat.

Josh Turner

WaterBoatBrandNiceFreshUp

I'm fearless when it comes to engineering and motors and gears and pulleys and glass and artwork.

Douglas Trumbull

FearlessEngineeringGlassGears

If it weren't for The Groundlings, I would never be on Saturday Night Live.

Chris Kattan

LiveNightSaturdayNeverWould

Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman.

Corey Hawkins

MoreEmotionalRawHeProtagonist

'You Should Be Here' came from a real place. I lost my father... it was right when I was getting my record deal. There's just been so many moments that he hasn't been here for. It's kind of the reason I wrote the song.

Cole Swindell

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