Character Quotes by Morris Gleitzman

A little hope goes a long way.

— 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…

— Morris Gleitzman

We may not be in Manchester but we will always be united

— 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…

— Morris Gleitzman

I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film.

— 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…

— Morris Gleitzman

When I did finally live in the Dandenongs, the mountain ash forests became an important part of my life.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Morris Gleitzman

Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way.

— 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.…

— Morris Gleitzman