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- Roald Dahl: I don't know about you, but I myself am an absolute dreams-of-glory addict. Sometimes, I cause chaos at the Olympics by high jumping 30 feet, or I stagger the whole musical world with my great symphonies. I have literally hundreds of these lovely little glory dreams to choose from. The best time to use them is in bed, at night, when reality is suspended. Because then, if you get a good one, you go drifting off to sleep in a state of supreme ecstasy.