--- title: "4 Andy Stanton Quotes - Famous Writer (The Story of Matthew Buzzington)" description: "Andy Joel Stanton is an English children's writer. He is best known for writing the Mr Gum series, through which he made a popular contribution to child..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b162/author-andy-stanton-70161.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Andy Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b162/author-andy-stanton-70161.jpg) # Andy Stanton (1973) Writer United Kingdom **4** quotes in **37** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Andy Stanton is a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for *The Story of Matthew Buzzington*. ## Quick Facts About Andy Stanton Born November 14, 1973 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Writer Notable works The Story of Matthew Buzzington ## About Andy Stanton Andy Joel Stanton is an English children's writer. He is best known for writing the Mr Gum series, through which he made a popular contribution to children's literature. Stanton's writing is influenced by Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton. ## Quotes by Andy Stanton > [“He would much rather hear a piano being demolished by illegal bulldozers than a Mozart concerto”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanton/he-would-much-rather-hear-a-piano-being-demolished-by-illegal/) [Andy Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanton/) [Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/andy-stanton-70161_song_he-would-much-rather-hear-a-piano-being_1306296.png) > [ \[from The One and Only Official Mr. Gum Official Glossary That Tells You What Words Mean by Explaining Them Using Other Words\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanton/from-the-one-and-only-official-mr-gum-official-glossary-that-tells/) [Andy Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanton/) [American people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc1/andy-stanton-70161_american-people_from-the-one-and-only-official-mr-gum-of_1965311.jpg) > [Well thank you, me old gobbler,' said Mr. Gum handing over some money that Billy William would later discover to be made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanton/well-thank-you-me-old-gobbler-said-mr-gum-handing-over-some-money/) [Andy Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanton/) [Broken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/broken/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/andy-stanton-70161_broken_well-thank-you-me-old-gobbler-said-mr-gu_2021726.png) > [ \[from The One and Only Official Mr. Gum Official Glossary That Tells You What Words Mean by Explaining Them Using Other Words\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-stanton/from-the-one-and-only-official-mr-gum-official-glossary-that-tells-2/) [Andy Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-stanton/) [Chuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chuck/) 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