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Bunkum and tummyrot! You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that. Would Columbus have discovered America if he'd said 'What if I s...more

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It's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself

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I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or a...more

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A dream is not needing anything. If it is a good one, it is waiting peaceably for ever until it is released and allowed to do its job. If it is a bad ...more

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Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.

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If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

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We are all a great deal luckier that we realize, we usually get what we want - or near enough.

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Well, maybe it started that way. As a dream, but doesn’t everything. Those buildings. These lights. This whole city. Somebody had to dream about it fi...more

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It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think...more

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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at...more

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...the more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves. If you never let them take any risks, then I believe t...more

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A whizzpopper!" cried the BFG, beaming at her. "Us giants is making whizzpoppers all the time! Whizzpopping is a sign of happiness. It is music in our...more

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Down vith children! Do them in!Boil their bones and fry their skin!Bish them, sqvish them, bash them, mash them!Brrreak them, shake them, slash them, ...more

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Children should never have baths,’ my grandmother said. ‘It's a dangerous habit.’‘I agree, Grandmamma.