It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
But it is impossible to replace a person one has loved with distractions.
Good writing is essentially rewriting.
It was slowly beginning to dawn upon Henry that nothing is any fun if you can get as much of it as you want. Especially money.
When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
The snozberries taste like snozberries!
Me is the only one what won’t be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants.
Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so.
I want an Oompa-Loompa!? screamed Veruca.
The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort.
I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the Western Desert of Libya, in Greece, in Syria, in Iraq and in Egypt.
When I was 2, we moved into an imposing country mansion 8 miles west of Cardiff, Wales.
We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.
You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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.
The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.
Two rights don’t equal a left.
I’m right and you’re wrong, I’m big and you’re small, and there’s nothing you can do about it.
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.