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> [“good experiences give us happiness but bad experiences teach us good lessons”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/good-experiences-give-us-happiness-but-bad-experiences-teach-us-good/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

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## More by Michael Morpurgo

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/there-s-a-mouse-in-here-with-me-he-s-sitting-there-in-the-light-of/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [“It is so beautiful but home is home, and home is best.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/it-is-so-beautiful-but-home-is-home-and-home-is-best/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [“Father was always getting into scrapes when he was a lad. But the worst scrape he ever hot hisself into was the war, First…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/father-was-always-getting-into-scrapes-when-he-was-a-lad-but-the/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/but-i-didn-t-dare-that-has-always-been-my-trouble-i-ve-never-dared/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/wherever-my-story-takes-me-however-dark-and-difficult-the-theme-there/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [It gives me confidence to know that what I'm writing has a veracity of its own without me having to invent it. When I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/it-gives-me-confidence-to-know-that-what-i-m-writing-has-a-veracity/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/live-an-interesting-life-meet-people-read-a-lot-and-widely-learn-from/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/i-can-hate-you-more-but-i-ll-never-love-you-less/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/by-the-time-i-sit-down-and-face-the-blank-page-i-am-raring-to-go-i/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/encouraging-young-people-to-believe-in-themselves-and-find-their-own/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [With all editing, no matter how sensitive - and I've been very lucky here - I react sulkily at first, but then I settle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/with-all-editing-no-matter-how-sensitive-and-i-ve-been-very-lucky/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/a-lot-of-children-like-i-did-move-away-from-words-because-of-the-fear/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/animals-are-sentient-intelligent-perceptive-funny-and-entertaining-we/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [Blind terror drove me on, with my flying stirrups whipping me into a frenzy. With no rider to carry I reached the kneeling riflemen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/blind-terror-drove-me-on-with-my-flying-stirrups-whipping-me-into-a/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

> [“After this night is over, then you can drift away, they you can sleep for ever, for nothing will ever matter again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-morpurgo/after-this-night-is-over-then-you-can-drift-away-they-you-can-sleep/)

[Michael Morpurgo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-morpurgo/)

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