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Is this an actual Roald Dahl quote?

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poldarkssecretlover · 19/01/2019 16:56

"Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world" - I love the quote and I was told it's from Matilda but it's not in my Kindle version!!

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Imfinehowareyou · 19/01/2019 17:05

Google says it's from Matilda.

poldarkssecretlover · 19/01/2019 17:50

Yeah I know but I can't seem to find it!

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cliffdiver · 19/01/2019 19:18

I thought it was Matilda too.

Just searched my Kindle version too and it's not there. Strange!

We have the hard copy we're reading each night to DDs at the moment. We're about 1/3 of the way through and haven't come across it yet (although alternate with DH).

SmilingButClueless · 19/01/2019 19:26

I think it might be a strap line / marketing quote for either the book or film rather than being in the book itself

SmilingButClueless · 19/01/2019 19:29

It’s a tagline for the film, according to IMDb

www.imdb.com/title/tt0117008/taglines

poldarkssecretlover · 19/01/2019 21:44

Presumably he actually said it at some point then!

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SignOnTheWindow · 19/01/2019 23:03

Sounds a bit schmaltzy for Roald Dahl to have said...

poldarkssecretlover · 19/01/2019 23:09

Yet it's attributed to him - it's on cushions, mugs, framed pictures... etc! It's a mystery!

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babysharkah · 19/01/2019 23:31

It's from the film

poldarkssecretlover · 20/01/2019 07:50

Maybe just a screenwriter person wrote it then!

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