Michael Morpurgo Quotes
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Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.
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Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that passion for stories to our children. It's not about testing and reading schemes, but about loving stories and passing on that passion to our children.
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My Albert married his Maisie Brown as he said he would. But I think she never took to me, nor I to her for that matter. Perhaps it was a feeling of mutual jealousy.
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It is the child's understanding that teaches the adults the way of the future. They're still doing it today with modern technology.
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There's a mouse in here with me. He's sitting there in the light of the lamp, looking up at me. He seems as surprised to see me as I am to see him. There he goes. I can hear him still, scurrying about somewhere under the hayrick. I think he's gone now. I hope he comes back. I miss him already.
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If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer.
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Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.
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There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great books for children are works of genius, whether it's 'Alice in Wonderland' or the 'Gruffalo' or 'Northern Lights.' When it's a great book, it's a great book, whether it's for children or not.
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cause when there's life there's still hope
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Often it's the latest novel that I've written that is my favourite. I'd been dreaming it for so long, living and breathing its story so that when it finally arrives as a newly published book, smelling wonderful and fresh out of the box, there is nothing like it.
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I don't want to be separate from something that's important to me.
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Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.
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Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world.
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Any story you write about war, or film you make about war, is bound to be political whether you like it or not.
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Anything that gets children reading is fine.
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Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised.
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Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers
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But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough.
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Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel.
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I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less.
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I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful.
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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!
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Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other
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That's what sailing is, a dance, and your partner is the sea. And with the sea you never take liberties. You ask her, you don't tell her. You have to remember always that she's the leader, not you. You and your boat are dancing to her tune.