Quotes About Books Matilda

#1. You chose books. I chose looks.

Roald Dahl

#2. Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous ...

Roald Dahl

#3. This allowed her two glorious hours sitting quietly by herself in a cozy corner, devouring one book after another. When she had read every single children's book in the place, she started wandering round in search of something else.

Roald Dahl

#4. There aren't many funny bits in Mr Tolkien either,' Matilda said.
'Do you think that all children's books ought to have funny bits in them?' Miss Honey asked.
'I do,' Matilda said. 'Children are not so serious as grown-ups and love to laugh.

Roald Dahl

#5. I'm wondering what to read next." Matilda said. "I've finished all the children's books.

Roald Dahl

#6. Sometimes Matilda longed for a friend, someone like the kind, courageous people in her books.

Roald Dahl

#7. You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?

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#8. The books gave Matilda a comforting message: You are not alone." -Matilda

Roald Dahl

#9. So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.

Roald Dahl