Quotable Roald Dahl

Posted on May 29, 2012 by cherylmahoney

“The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She traveled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.”

- Matilda, Roald Dahl

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7 Responses to Quotable Roald Dahl

Alyce (@AtHomeWithBooks) says:

May 31, 2012 at 12:08 pm

That is an absolutely lovely quote!

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- cherylmahoney says:
  
  May 31, 2012 at 6:47 pm
  
  And it’s just right in the middle of Matilda…I love beautiful lines in the midst of narration.
  
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Lark says:

May 29, 2012 at 7:48 pm

That in a nutshell is why I love books.

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- cherylmahoney says:
  
  May 29, 2012 at 7:57 pm
  
  Likewise!
  
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Carl V. says:

May 29, 2012 at 9:10 am

Amen for all those journeys we get to take simply by opening the cover of a book.

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- cherylmahoney says:
  
  May 29, 2012 at 7:57 pm
  
  YES–and I thought Dahl put it so beautifully.
  
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  - Carl V. says:
    
    May 30, 2012 at 3:59 am
    
    He did. One of my favorite authors. He doesn’t waste a phrase.
    
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