“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 traveled all over the world while sitting in her little room in an English village.”
Tales of the Marvelous 
That is an absolutely lovely quote!
And it’s just right in the middle of Matilda…I love beautiful lines in the midst of narration. 🙂
That in a nutshell is why I love books.
Likewise!
Amen for all those journeys we get to take simply by opening the cover of a book.
YES–and I thought Dahl put it so beautifully.
He did. One of my favorite authors. He doesn’t waste a phrase.