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Michael Morpurgo Quotes

When children are very young, you read them books that are positive to help them go to sleep. But there comes a moment when they begin to understand the difficulties of the world. They know there are problems and the books they read should reflect that, not gloss over them Picture Quote #1

Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers Picture Quote #1

I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child and The Jungle Book. Deep down, I’ve always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Much that is great in literature is an acquired taste, and you have to acquire it in the first place. Our job as parents is essentially to pass on the enthusiasm we had for the things we loved. That’s how we’ll get them to fall in love with reading in the first place and, hopefully, to stay in love with it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Don’t worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life Picture Quote #1

The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don’t forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it’s always there in your head Picture Quote #1

I was brought up, as a lot of kids are, on ‘Aesop’s Fables,’ ‘Brothers Grimm,’ ‘La Fontaine,’ all those sorts of things. Hans Christian Andersen is a hero of mine Picture Quote #1

Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our children’s right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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You get to about 65 or 70 and you lose friends and the world does seem to be an endlessly difficult place and tragic place, so it’s more and more difficult for me to find the bright lights Picture Quote #1

You know, I really wish now I’d had the nerve to become an actor. Because I’d have been Robert Redford, no question Picture Quote #1

It is the child’s understanding that teaches the adults the way of the future. They’re still doing it today with modern technology Picture Quote #1

Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that Picture Quote #1

We have bodies coming home and coffins covered in flags, not just in the UK but world-wide Picture Quote #1

When I was growing up in the Forties and Fifties, you could hide your children from the difficulties of life, but today you can’t separate children’s contact with the adult world today Picture Quote #1

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We all know that the great memories of our childhood are the little triumphs - it doesn’t really matter whether that was in writing, art, on the hockey field or on the football field. It’s something that makes you feel - ‘I can do this stuff.’ Picture Quote #1

When I write I try as far as possible to forget I’m writing it at all. I tell it down onto the page, as if I’m telling it to one person only, my best friend Picture Quote #1

A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out of education: the fear of worrying about what marks you’ll get, detention, worrying about letting people down, your parents, teachers Picture Quote #1

I become my characters, and then try to allow events in the story to take their own course. I try not to play God, but to let them work out their own destiny Picture Quote #1

But try as I might, I never got to eat any of her pastries, and do you know, she never even offered me one Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I write fiction. I make things up, it’s what I do Picture Quote #1

Cause when there’s life there’s still hope Picture Quote #1

Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other Picture Quote #1

Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions Picture Quote #1

Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world Picture Quote #1

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short Picture Quote #1

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When children are very young, you read them books that are positive to help them go to sleep. But there comes a moment when they begin to understand the difficulties of the world. They know there are problems and the books they read should reflect that, not gloss over them. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child and The Jungle Book. Deep down, I’ve always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) 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 (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Much that is great in literature is an acquired taste, and you have to acquire it in the first place. Our job as parents is essentially to pass on the enthusiasm we had for the things we loved. That’s how we’ll get them to fall in love with reading in the first place and, hopefully, to stay in love with it (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) 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 (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Don’t worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don’t forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it’s always there in your head. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) I was brought up, as a lot of kids are, on ‘Aesop’s Fables,’ ‘Brothers Grimm,’ ‘La Fontaine,’ all those sorts of things. Hans Christian Andersen is a hero of mine (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our children’s right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future. (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 my grandchildren. (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. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) You get to about 65 or 70 and you lose friends and the world does seem to be an endlessly difficult place and tragic place, so it’s more and more difficult for me to find the bright lights. (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 (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 (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) We have bodies coming home and coffins covered in flags, not just in the UK but world-wide (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) When I was growing up in the Forties and Fifties, you could hide your children from the difficulties of life, but today you can’t separate children’s contact with the adult world today. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) We all know that the great memories of our childhood are the little triumphs - it doesn’t really matter whether that was in writing, art, on the hockey field or on the football field. It’s something that makes you feel - ‘I can do this stuff.’ (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) When I write I try as far as possible to forget I’m writing it at all. I tell it down onto the page, as if I’m telling it to one person only, my best friend. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out of education: the fear of worrying about what marks you’ll get, detention, worrying about letting people down, your parents, teachers. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) I become my characters, and then try to allow events in the story to take their own course. I try not to play God, but to let them work out their own destiny. (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 (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) 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. (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) I write fiction. I make things up, it’s what I do (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Cause when there’s life there’s still hope (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) Books that kids read should be about what is going on in the world (Michael Morpurgo Quotes) As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short (Michael Morpurgo Quotes)

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