--- title: "1 Ago Read Quotes By Morris Gleitzman" description: "1 Ago Read quotes by Morris Gleitzman. Plus more from Morris Gleitzman and more Ago Read sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/morris-gleitzman-12796_books_dear-reader-once-and-its-sequel-then-are_798404.jpg" --- > [“Dear Reader Once and its sequel Then are two parts of the same story, but they were written and published as two separate books. In this edition they are together for the first time. Felix and Zelda’s story came from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/dear-reader-once-and-its-sequel-then-are-two-parts-of-the-same-story/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/morris-gleitzman-12796_books_dear-reader-once-and-its-sequel-then-are_798404.jpg) ## More by Morris Gleitzman > [A little hope goes a long way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-gleitzman/a-little-hope-goes-a-long-way/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [“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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [“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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) > [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/) [Morris Gleitzman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-gleitzman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ago-read/morris-gleitzman/#itemlist", "name": "1 Ago Read Quotes By Morris Gleitzman", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Dear Reader Once and its sequel Then are two parts of the same story, but they were written and published as two separate books. 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