Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Genuinely good people are like that. The sun shines out of them. They warm you right through. — 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… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Any story that gets us thinking, and particularly young people, thinking why? Whether it's as a result of reading the book, or… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
War continues to divide people, to change them forever, and I write about it both because I want people to understand the… — 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… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
I don't know, but I do think that everyone has a story to tell. The question is, can they find the voice… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Unless you can be in a place yourself and go through the subject of your story yourself, the next best thing is… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other — 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
Like most writers, I sit in a room and scribble a story and you don't have a connection with the people who… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
What's really good is that there are people making stories and writing them and the vast majority never see the light of… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
I spend months, sometimes years, doing what I call dreamtime, weaving it together inside my head. But when I actually feel that… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
I think people are more in contact now with the consequences of war than they've been for a very long time. And… — 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
