Famous Roald Dahl Quotes

  • Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it. – Roald Dahl

    Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.– Roald Dahl

  • 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

    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

  • Truth is more important than modesty – Roald Dahl

    Truth is more important than modesty– Roald Dahl

  • She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn’t. – Roald Dahl

    She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn’t.– Roald Dahl

  • A stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY – Roald Dahl

    A stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY– Roald Dahl

  • Never get out of bed, never go to the window, and never look behind the curtain. – Roald Dahl

    Never get out of bed, never go to the window, and never look behind the curtain.– Roald Dahl

  • I’m afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you get a bit older, my girl. – Roald Dahl

    I’m afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you get a bit older, my girl.– Roald Dahl

  • Children should never have baths,’ my grandmother said. -˜It’s a dangerous habit.’-˜I agree, Grandmamma. – Roald Dahl

    Children should never have baths,’ my grandmother said. -˜It’s a dangerous habit.’-˜I agree, Grandmamma.– Roald Dahl

  • Men were foolish and were made only so that they should die, while mountains and rivers went on for ever and did not notice the passing of time. – Roald Dahl

    Men were foolish and were made only so that they should die, while mountains and rivers went on for ever and did not notice the passing of time.– Roald Dahl

  • No one who is good can ever be ugly. – Roald Dahl

    No one who is good can ever be ugly.– Roald Dahl