# Roald Dahl's best quotes from his children's books

The magic you only find if you believe in it, the BFG's "human beans" and Willy Wonka's "Strike that! Reverse it!": the most quoted lines from Roald Dahl's books, from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to The Witches and The Minpins.

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- Oct 6, 2020 · K. Cruz
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## Top 12

1. **…the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — The Minpins (1991).
2. **It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you.** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — The Witches (1983).
3. **"Human beans is the only animals that is killing their own kind."** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — The BFG (1982).
4. **A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972).
5. **One right is not making two lefts.** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The BFG (1982).
6. **"The matter with human beans is that they is absolutely refusing to believe in anything unless they is actually seeing it…"** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The BFG (1982).
7. **A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984).
8. **There's enough chocolate in there to fill every bathtub in the entire country! And all the swimming pools as well!** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964).
9. **Grown-ups are quirky creatures, full of quirks and secrets.** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Danny, the Champion of the World (1975).
10. **When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all.** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — Message to readers at the end of Danny, the Champion of the World (1975).
11. **"Dreams is very mystical things."** (0 · ▲3 ▼3) — The BFG (1982).
12. **"We have so much time and so little to do! No! Wait! Strike that! Reverse it!"** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972).

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