Geburtsdatum | Mittwoch, 13. September 1916 |
Geburtsort | Cardiff |
Todesort | Oxford |
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Beschreibung | Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter ace of Norwegian descent. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". |
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.
When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green.
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.
Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.
