What are some quotes from Matilda?

‘Matilda’ Famous Quotes

  • “Because we are playing with mysterious forces, my child, that we know nothing about.
  • “If you are good, life is good.”
  • “All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen.
  • “There is little point in teaching anything backwards.

What does Matilda always say?

“Matilda said, “Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable…”

What was Roald Dahl’s famous quote?

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” “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.”

What was Miss Honey’s first name?

Miss Jennifer Honey
Miss Jennifer Honey is a protagonist of the novel Matilda and the deuteragonist of its 1996 film adaptation. She is the daughter of Magnus Honey and the step-niece of Agatha Trunchbull.

Who said a little nonsense now and then?

the wisest men
1) “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” Disputably one of the most memorable (and quotable) scenes in Willy Wonka is when Mr. Salt (Roy Kinnear) mumbles, “It’s a lot of nonsense,” to which Wonka replies, in a sing-song voice, “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”

What MBTI is Matilda?

Funky MBTI in Fiction — Matilda [INTJ]

What book does Matilda Read?

Matilda has read a variety of books, especially at the age of four, when she read many in six months: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett . Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

What was Roald Dahl’s first book called?

The Gremlins is a book written by Roald Dahl and published in 1943. It was Dahl’s first book and was written for Walt Disney Productions, in anticipation of a feature-length animated film that was never made.

What was Roald Dahl’s third book?

The book’s sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, was written by Roald Dahl in 1971 and published in 1972. Dahl had also planned to write a third book in the series but never finished it. The story was originally inspired by Roald Dahl’s experience of chocolate companies during his schooldays.

How many pages are in the book Matilda?

Matilda is a book by British writer Roald Dahl . It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London, with 232 pages and illustrations by Quentin Blake.