Life is more fun if you play games. – Roald Dahl
When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green. – Roald Dahl
Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home. – Roald Dahl
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. – Roald Dahl
As a game of mingled skill and chance, Billiards stands at the head of what may be called Indoor Athletics. Requiring far less mental exertion than Chess… it provides amusement for the mind, it also affords exercise for the body. – Captain Crawley (George Frederick Pardon, 1824–1884), The Billiard Book, 1