Roald Dahl's final words, spoken to his family on November 23, 1990, were: "You know, I'm not frightened. It's just that I will miss you all so much". Immediately following this, as a nurse administered a final dose of morphine, he reportedly uttered the abrupt, final phrase: "Ow, f*ck!".
He had four or five confirmed kills with no indication that the German pilots of the Junkers Ju 88s over Greece were Nazis. He also killed at least one Vichy French Air Force pilot .. again there's no indication whether that pilot (or pilots) were Nazis.
Explain what family tragedies Roald experienced during his life. Pupils own responses such as: Roald's sister Astri died when she was 7. His father died a few weeks later from pneumonia. Roald's daughter Olivia tragically died at the age of 7 from measles encephalitis.
The words crazy and mad, along with similar words, were regularly removed, as were some descriptions of low intelligence and mental disorders, such as removing a line from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory about a character being "shut up in some disgusting sanatorium".
The nurse administered a lethal dosage of morphine – and the shock of the prick awoke Dahl. He opened his eyes and muttered: “Oh, ***!”. They were to be his final words.
Oompa Loompas are both male and female, though adaptations often focus on the males; the original book described distinct male (deerskins), female (leaves), and child (naked) attire, while newer versions aim for gender neutrality, calling them "small people," but still show both sexes working in the factory, with females looking similar but in different uniforms.
While authors such as Dr Seuss, Raymond Briggs and Maurice Sendak have expressed a certain apathy towards the temporally challenged, disliking children and not wanting to be a children's entertainer isn't even remotely the same thing.
The much-loved children's author Roald Dahl dreamed up around 500 new words during his lifetime. Among his most popular words are 'gobblefunk', 'frobscottle', 'snozzcumber', and 'phizz-whizzing'.
The best-selling book of all time is The Bible, with estimated sales and distributions reaching billions of copies, followed by other major religious texts like the Qur'an and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Little Red Book). For single-volume fiction, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is often cited as the most sold, with estimates around 500 million copies, while the Harry Potter series is the best-selling book series overall.
"I hope the exit is joyful - and I hope never to return." These words are from Frida Kahlo. She wrote them in her diary few days before her death on this day, July 13th, 1954. Her health had declined over the years.
Michael Jackson's last words, as reported by his doctor Conrad Murray, were desperate pleas for "milk," his nickname for the anesthetic propofol, saying, "Please, please give me some milk, so I can sleep," or "Let me have some milk," as he struggled to sleep before his fatal overdose on June 25, 2009. He reportedly expressed distress, saying he couldn't function and that shows would have to be canceled if he didn't sleep, appearing hysterical like his "Thriller" character, according to Murray's testimony.
Ernest Hemingway's reported last words, spoken to his wife Mary just before his suicide on July 2, 1961, were, "Goodnight, my kitten". These tender words, said to his wife, contrast with his public image but reflect his personal struggles and the end of his life, marked by depression and treatments like electroconvulsive therapy.
The Guinness Book of Records records its own issues as the most stolen book from public libraries in the United States. It is followed in the ranking by the Christian Bible in its different languages and editions.
The #1 most read book of all time is The Bible, with over 5 billion copies sold and distributed, making it the best-selling book by a significant margin, followed by religious texts like The Quran and Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (the Little Red Book). For secular literature, Don Quixote is often cited as the best-selling novel, with hundreds of millions of copies sold, while A Tale of Two Cities and The Little Prince are also among the top sellers.
Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Jim Carrey, Danny Aiello, Melissa Rauch, Jim Parsons, Chris Pine, Tom Hanks and Al Pacino are all known to have endured painful shyness during their childhoods. Pacino said, “My first language was shy.
