Roald Dahl's best quotes from his children's books
The top 3 according to 69 votes from people: …the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. · It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you. · "Human beans is the only animals that is killing their own kind.". (Updated Oct 6, 2020.)
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.
Top 12
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…the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
The Minpins (1991).
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It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you.
The Witches (1983).
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"Human beans is the only animals that is killing their own kind."
The BFG (1982).
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A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972).
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One right is not making two lefts.
The BFG (1982).
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"The matter with human beans is that they is absolutely refusing to believe in anything unless they is actually seeing it…"
The BFG (1982).
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A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.
Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984).
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There's enough chocolate in there to fill every bathtub in the entire country! And all the swimming pools as well!
Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964).
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Grown-ups are quirky creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
Danny, the Champion of the World (1975).
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When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all.
Message to readers at the end of Danny, the Champion of the World (1975).
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"Dreams is very mystical things."
The BFG (1982).
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"We have so much time and so little to do! No! Wait! Strike that! Reverse it!"
Willy Wonka, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972).
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