"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More" Quotes
"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More" is a collection of seven short stories by Roald Dahl that blend fantasy, morality, and unexpected twists, exploring themes of greed, kindness, and the extraordinary within the ordinary.
short stories | 240 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
It's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself.
A little magic can take you a long way.
The greatest trick that the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it.
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.
