“Life must not be spent always hoping, always waiting. Life is for living. -Kensuke” — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
If I learned anything in this life, I've learned that you can't cling on. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
“But look after yourself - there will be great dangers on the way. Remember, the right road is never the easy road.” — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in the Forties and Fifties, you could hide your children from the difficulties of life, but today… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
The big relationships you make in your life are with those that you love and if things do go wrong then it's… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
“One day," she told us, "you'll have to leave here and go out into the big world out there and earn your… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Theatre can transform a child's life, just as an early cultural experience whether with opera, ballet, music or art is a wonderful… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
“Father was always getting into scrapes when he was a lad. But the worst scrape he ever hot hisself into was the war, First… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough. — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings,… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
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… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
With all editing, no matter how sensitive - and I've been very lucky here - I react sulkily at first, but then I settle… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
