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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.

If My Books Can Help Children Become Readers Then I Feel I Have Accomplished Something Important.

The Life Of A Writer Is Absolute Hell Compared To The Life Of A Businessman.

...the More Risks You Allow Children To Take, The Better They Learn To Take Care Of Themselves. If You Never Let Them Take Any Risks, Then I Believe They Become Very Prone To Injury. Boys Should Be Allowed To Climb Tall Trees And Walk Along The Tops Of High Walls And Dive Into The Sea From High Rocks... The Same With Girls. I Like The Type Of Child Who Takes Risks. Better By Far Than The One Who Never Does So.

Of Course They're Real People. They're Oompa-loompas...imported Direct From Loompaland...and Oh What A Terrible Country It Is! Nothing But Thick Jungles Infested By The Most Dangerous Beasts In The World - Hornswogglers And Snozzwangers And Those Terrible Wicked Whangdoodles. A Whangdoodle Would Eat Ten Oompa-loompas For Breakfast And Come Galloping Back For A Second Helping.