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Roald Dahl
Geburtstag: 13. September 1916
Todesdatum: 23. November 1990
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Roald Dahl [ˈroʊ.ɑːl ˈdɑːl] war ein britischer Schriftsteller. Er schrieb Romane und Kurzgeschichten, denen ein feiner schwarzer Humor zugrunde liegt und die oft überraschend enden. Bekannt ist er sowohl für seine Kinderbücher als auch für Werke, die eher dem Genre schwarzer bzw. makabrer Humor zuzuordnen sind.
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„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.“
— Roald Dahl
"Goodbye school" in Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984)
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„Two rights don't equal a left.“
— Roald Dahl, The BFG
„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 it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good. Hot is no good either. White hot and passionate is the only thing to be.“
— Roald Dahl, My Uncle Oswald
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„The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing ships with Joseph Conrad. She went to Africa with Ernest Hemingway and to India with Rudyard Kipling. She travelled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.“
— Roald Dahl, Matilda
„It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like so long as somebody loves you.“
— Roald Dahl, The Witches
"The Heart of a Mouse"
