I'm afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you get a bit older, my girl.

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 that he or she is wonderful.

I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.

If you are good life is good.

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

I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.

There are many things that make a man irritable when he arrives home from work in the evening and a sensible wife will usually notice the storm-signals and will leave him alone until he simmers down.

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.

You seemed so far away, " Miss Honey whispered, awestruck."Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings, " Matilda said. "It was wonderful.

She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't.

Use ‘Why?’ to help you follow the breadcrumbs back to the source of the problem.

When the loneliest place on earth is in your mind, move out!

An English homegrey twilight poured On dewy pasture, dewy trees, Softer than sleepall things in order stored, A haunt of ancient Peace.

I'm the goofball. I'm the person cracking people up.

Observe this dew-drenched rose of Tyrian gardens A rose today. But you will ask in vain Tomorrow what it is; and yesterday It was the dust, the sunshine, and the rains.

Does such a thing as "the fatal flaw," that showy dark crack running down the middle of a life, exist outside literature?

Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.

It's weird talking about projects as an actor because you're so in them. I would prefer to write a paper and deliver it to everyone via e-mail.

Marriage is a sort of tacit hunting in couples.

Fate has me highly skilled and loaded with talent.