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Michael Morpurgo quotes: When I sit down I write very fast ... if I haven't finished a book in two or three months then I think it's not going well.

When I sit down I write very fast ... if I haven't finished a book in two or three months then I think it's not going well.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Wars become history all too soon and are forgotten all too soon as well, before the lessons can be learned.

Wars become history all too soon and are forgotten all too soon as well, before the lessons can be learned.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: It's good to focus on the universal suffering that goes on in any war. Whatever the right and wrongs of the war, there is always universal suffering.

It's good to focus on the universal suffering that goes on in any war. Whatever the right and wrongs of the war, there is always universal suffering.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Anything that gets children reading is fine.

Anything that gets children reading is fine.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I think I have always had a strong sense of justice, of fair play, of what is right and what is wrong.

I think I have always had a strong sense of justice, of fair play, of what is right and what is wrong.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: To write something you have to feel it and know it, and that's not comfortable.

To write something you have to feel it and know it, and that's not comfortable.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer.

If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Some writers - most, I suspect - write in isolation. I think I'd always found that quite difficult.

Some writers - most, I suspect - write in isolation. I think I'd always found that quite difficult.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.

Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: our home should be an oasis of peace and harmony for us in a troubled world,

our home should be an oasis of peace and harmony for us in a troubled world,

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.

I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: We fought back with our music; it was the only weapon we had.

We fought back with our music; it was the only weapon we had.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Secrets are lies by another name.

Secrets are lies by another name.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: He laughed to himself he said because if he did not laugh he would cry.

He laughed to himself he said because if he did not laugh he would cry.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: There's room for all sorts of magic and miracles in this world - that's what I think.

There's room for all sorts of magic and miracles in this world - that's what I think.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Genuinely good people are like that. The sun shines out of them. They warm you right through.

Genuinely good people are like that. The sun shines out of them. They warm you right through.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I must survive. I have promises to keep.

I must survive. I have promises to keep.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Something I learn every time I stand in front of a bunch of children, I learn never, never to underestimate them or patronise them.

Something I learn every time I stand in front of a bunch of children, I learn never, never to underestimate them or patronise them.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Why does this war have to destroy anything and everything that's fine and beautiful?

Why does this war have to destroy anything and everything that's fine and beautiful?

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.

Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Tonight, I want very much to believe that there's a heaven, that death is not a full stop, and that we will all see one another again.

Tonight, I want very much to believe that there's a heaven, that death is not a full stop, and that we will all see one another again.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: that was the only way of keeping our hopes alive, by looking beyond all we were seeing around us, and the shadow of disaster that hung over us.

that was the only way of keeping our hopes alive, by looking beyond all we were seeing around us, and the shadow of disaster that hung over us.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it!

Remember to write for yourself, not for a market and give yourself time to develop your own style, your own voice. It takes a lifetime. Enjoy it!

Michael Morpurgo quotes: When you're young you can't work out the age of an adult - they're just quite old, old, or very old.

When you're young you can't work out the age of an adult - they're just quite old, old, or very old.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I got married young, far too young, but it is fine. We are still married 48 years later. I got married at 19.

I got married young, far too young, but it is fine. We are still married 48 years later. I got married at 19.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Paying more heed to the lessons of the past might teach us to be a little more cautious about some of the political decisions taken today.

Paying more heed to the lessons of the past might teach us to be a little more cautious about some of the political decisions taken today.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: And then quite suddenly I found that I had no rider, that I had no weight on my back, and that I was alone out in front of the squadron.

And then quite suddenly I found that I had no rider, that I had no weight on my back, and that I was alone out in front of the squadron.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: By the time I sit down and face the blank page I am raring to go. I tell it as if I'm talking to my best friend or one of

By the time I sit down and face the blank page I am raring to go. I tell it as if I'm talking to my best friend or one of my grandchildren.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Even then, as I stood there, that first morning, filled with apprehension at the terrifying implications of my dreadful situation,

Even then, as I stood there, that first morning, filled with apprehension at the terrifying implications of my dreadful situation,

Michael Morpurgo quotes: When people make wars, they make refugees.

When people make wars, they make refugees.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other

Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other

Michael Morpurgo quotes: When I was very little my mother would read to me in bed. She gave me a fascination for stories, and for the music in words.

When I was very little my mother would read to me in bed. She gave me a fascination for stories, and for the music in words.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: A notion for a story is for me a confluence of real events, historical perhaps, or from my own memory to create an exciting fusion.

A notion for a story is for me a confluence of real events, historical perhaps, or from my own memory to create an exciting fusion.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: After this night is over, then you can drift away, they you can sleep for ever, for nothing will ever matter again.

After this night is over, then you can drift away, they you can sleep for ever, for nothing will ever matter again.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.

Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: But I didn't dare. That has always been my trouble. I've never dared enough.

But I didn't dare. That has always been my trouble. I've never dared enough.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: She was looking out of the window

She was looking out of the window

Michael Morpurgo quotes: There's a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be?

There's a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be?

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I fill up the well of stories in my head - without ever knowing I'm doing it.

I fill up the well of stories in my head - without ever knowing I'm doing it.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.

Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: It's no good wishing for the impossible. Don't wish. Remember. Remembrances are real.

It's no good wishing for the impossible. Don't wish. Remember. Remembrances are real.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: But try as I might, I never got to eat any of her pastries, and do you know, she never even offered me one.

But try as I might, I never got to eat any of her pastries, and do you know, she never even offered me one.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.

I write fiction. I make things up, it's what I do.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: The big relationships you make in your life are with those that you love and if things do go wrong then it's a source of great pain and that lasts.

The big relationships you make in your life are with those that you love and if things do go wrong then it's a source of great pain and that lasts.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Life must not be spent always hoping, always waiting. Life is for living. -Kensuke

Life must not be spent always hoping, always waiting. Life is for living. -Kensuke

Michael Morpurgo quotes: If there's one thing I can't abide it's fanatics of any kind, and religious ones are the worst of all.

If there's one thing I can't abide it's fanatics of any kind, and religious ones are the worst of all.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: If I learned anything in this life, I've learned that you can't cling on.

If I learned anything in this life, I've learned that you can't cling on.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers.

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I tried to smile back, but no smile came, only tears.

I tried to smile back, but no smile came, only tears.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: It is the child's understanding that teaches the adults the way of the future. They're still doing it today with modern technology.

It is the child's understanding that teaches the adults the way of the future. They're still doing it today with modern technology.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I could believe only in the hell I was living in, a hell on earth, and it was man-made, not God-made.

I could believe only in the hell I was living in, a hell on earth, and it was man-made, not God-made.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Good experiences give us happiness but bad experiences teach us good lessons

Good experiences give us happiness but bad experiences teach us good lessons

Michael Morpurgo quotes: cause when there's life there's still hope

cause when there's life there's still hope

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions

Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.

Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I am a story as well as a happening, and I want my story to be known,

I am a story as well as a happening, and I want my story to be known,

Michael Morpurgo quotes: I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less.

I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: he's a fine, fine horse,

he's a fine, fine horse,

Michael Morpurgo quotes: You know, I really wish now I'd had the nerve to become an actor. Because I'd have been Robert Redford, no question.

You know, I really wish now I'd had the nerve to become an actor. Because I'd have been Robert Redford, no question.

Michael Morpurgo quotes: Only the best books are special. Why? Because they open our eyes, touch us, excite us, extend us.

Only the best books are special. Why? Because they open our eyes, touch us, excite us, extend us.