I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'.
“I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors.”
“How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case.”