Roald Dahl

I've always been fascinated by people who are a little bit strange.

I think it's important to be a bit of a maverick.

I'm not anti-American, but I'm certainly not pro-American.

There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity... I mean, there's always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn't just pick on them for no reason.

I am certainly pro-Israel, and I have become very much pro-Israel after what I've seen in the Lebanon.

Even if they are not [bloodthirsty], even if they are the most peace-loving people on earth, they still have to fight back when they are attacked.

The trouble with the Americans is that they expect everyone to be nice and kind and gentle and loving, and when they're not, they get terribly upset.

I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful.

The life of a writer is absolute hell compared with the life of a businessman.