Roald Dahl Quotes


It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.


Citations

Dahl, Roald. Boy: Tales of Childhood. Jonathan Cape, 1984, p. 147.

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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
  • Born: September 13, 1916
  • Died: November 23, 1990
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Novelist, Poet, Screenwriter

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.