“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 had on the same plate ever in my life.” — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film. — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share
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 Copy Share
When I did finally live in the Dandenongs, the mountain ash forests became an important part of my life. — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share
“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 Copy Share
“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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way. — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share
“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 Copy Share
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. — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share
My capacity for humour may have come largely from my father - he liked to entertain people, make people laugh. — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share
Boys, particularly, like stories where they can have images in their imagination, where they can go to scary places and experiment with what can… — Morris Gleitzman Copy Share
