I used to read Roald Dahl avidly as a kid, but I must have forgotten that quote. There is actually a serious life story behind it. Roald Dahl twice had his nose ripped off his face - once in a car crash (passengering with his sister in her new car, without seatbelts), once in a severe plane crash in World War 2 (he was the pilot). He also endured a horrible time at school, at the hands of superiors who I suspect he would have said had "ugly thoughts". It sounds like these experiences made it into that very quote from The Twits.
I used to read Roald Dahl avidly as a kid, but I must have forgotten that quote. There is actually a serious life story behind it. Roald Dahl twice had his nose ripped off his face - once in a car crash (passengering with his sister in her new car, without seatbelts), once in a severe plane crash in World War 2 (he was the pilot). He also endured a horrible time at school, at the hands of superiors who I suspect he would have said had "ugly thoughts". It sounds like these experiences made it into that very quote from The Twits.
Wow, I didn’t know that! Adds so much depth and weight to his words.