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> [At around nine or 10 years of age, young people start to decide for themselves what's moral or not, and that's why I like writing for that age group so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/at-around-nine-or-10-years-of-age-young-people-start-to-decide-for/)

[Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/)

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## More by Morris Gleitzman

> [A little hope goes a long way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/a-little-hope-goes-a-long-way/)

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> [I used to get stuck trying to find the first sentence of a story, then I realised that it was often because I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/i-used-to-get-stuck-trying-to-find-the-first-sentence-of-a-story-then/)

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> [We may not be in Manchester but we will always be united](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/we-may-not-be-in-manchester-but-we-will-always-be-united/)

[Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/)

> [I like the idea of young readers using my stories as a sort of moral gym, where they can flex and develop their newly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/i-like-the-idea-of-young-readers-using-my-stories-as-a-sort-of-moral/)

[Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/)

> [I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/i-discovered-you-can-get-closer-to-a-character-s-thoughts-and/)

[Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/)

> [At around nine or 10 years of age, young people start to decide for themselves what's moral or not, and that's why I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/at-around-nine-or-10-years-of-age-young-people-start-to-decide-for/)

[Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/)

> [When I did finally live in the Dandenongs, the mountain ash forests became an important part of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/when-i-did-finally-live-in-the-dandenongs-the-mountain-ash-forests/)

[Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/)

> [“Potato slices, crispy and fragrant. And toast glistening with what looks like actual creamy butter. And three fried eggs. That’s more eggs than I’ve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/potato-slices-crispy-and-fragrant-and-toast-glistening-with-what/)

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> [“De repente quiero que me clave una de las jeringuillas, para poder caer en un sueño profundo y no despertarme nunca, para no volver…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/de-repente-quiero-que-me-clave-una-de-las-jeringuillas-para-poder/)

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> [I think the best writers use the language they use every day when they talk to friends. When we talk to each other, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/i-think-the-best-writers-use-the-language-they-use-every-day-when/)

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> [Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/stories-can-bring-alive-the-moral-universe-in-a-very-vivid-useful/)

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> [“Dear Reader Once and its sequel Then are two parts of the same story, but they were written and published as two separate books.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/dear-reader-once-and-its-sequel-then-are-two-parts-of-the-same-story/)

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> [Don't sit back and wait for God to do it all. Ask for His advice, but be prepared to do the hard yards yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/don-t-sit-back-and-wait-for-god-to-do-it-all-ask-for-his-advice-but/)

[Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/)

> [My capacity for humour may have come largely from my father - he liked to entertain people, make people laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/my-capacity-for-humour-may-have-come-largely-from-my-father-he-liked/)

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> [Boys, particularly, like stories where they can have images in their imagination, where they can go to scary places and experiment with what can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/boys-particularly-like-stories-where-they-can-have-images-in-their/)

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