Michael Morpurgo Quotes
What's really good is that there are people making stories and writing them and the vast majority never see the light of day and it doesn't matter a fig.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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In truth, opinion may be taken for understanding; understanding cannot be taken for opinion. How so? Surely because opinion may be deceived; understanding cannot be. If it could, it would not be understanding but opinion. For true understanding has not only certain truth, but the knowledge of truth.
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I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.
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I don't know how to say no, and that's a weakness.
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Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance.
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I always did plays. When I was in kindergarten, I got chosen to be Alvin in 'The Chipmunks.' We did a Chipmunks song. I was always a natural performer. It was easy for me. I danced and I sang, and all that stuff. I felt like I'd be something in the arts, but it vacillated between being a dancer and a singer, or whatever.
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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At some point, you've got to realize, you're either a leading man or you're not.
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Could one live on the sense of beauty alone, exempt from the necessity of 'creature comforts,' a sea-voyage would be delightful.
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A school morning is usually a pretty hectic time in any household.
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Ty Walker doesn't wear suits very much. He's not used to being that pressed and conservative businessman. So, he's self-conscious anyway about walking around in these skinny-legged suits, and then for someone to sort of assume that's who he is, it really bothers him.
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Can ye fathom the ocean, dark and deep, where the mighty waves and the grandeur sweep?
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I just go out there every game and try to be the best I can be for our team.
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On Quora, you're not answering questions because you want to get points or because you have nothing else to do.
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I tell my kids and I tell proteges, always have humility when you create and grace when you succeed, because it's not about you. You are a terminal for a higher power. As soon as you accept that, you can do it forever.
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The Anarchists believe in civil society; only they insist that the freedom of civil society shall be complete instead of partial.
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I stay away from things that I know break me out - I am weirdly allergic to mango and almonds. I take evening primrose and supplements that have EFA fatty acids in them to just balance out my hormones and skin, and I take a lot of vitamin C. I drink a lot of water, try to eat really organic, and try to eat things that benefit my skin.
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'Sag Harbor' brought me a new readership - it's a coming of age tale about growing up in the '80s.
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It's just an ice bucket with a bottle in it. The two flute glasses are little tray. I got to shut the curtains. I'm in my boxer shorts and shirt. I'm going to take a bath and go to bed. But I want to shut the blinds so it's really dark in the room.
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I like a man who can run faster than I can.
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I never realized how much I cherished having creative freedom.
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We started out on the Internet, so I've been reading what people had to say about stuff since we were getting mean comments on iFilm, before we even had our site going. People are really, really rough on the web - that's their right, that's the whole point of it - but sometimes it can be a little bit brutal.
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The man with the greatest soul will always face the greatest war with the low minded person.
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What's really good is that there are people making stories and writing them and the vast majority never see the light of day and it doesn't matter a fig.
