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# Tom Gates

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Tom Gates is a British series of fiction and graphic books written by Liz Pichon taking the form of an illustrated diary written by the eponymous schoolboy. There are a total of 23 published Tom Gates books, as of 2025.

## Quick Facts About Tom Gates

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## About Tom Gates

Tom Gates is a British series of fiction and graphic books written by Liz Pichon taking the form of an illustrated diary written by the eponymous schoolboy. There are a total of 23 published Tom Gates books, as of 2025. The first book in the series, The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, was published in 2011 and won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, a Red House Children's Book Award and a Waterstones Children's Book Prize. As of 2023 the books have sold more than 14 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 47 languages.

##  Quotes by Tom Gates

> [Its a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell them youre hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gates/its-a-lot-easier-to-be-angry-at-someone-than-it-is-to-tell-them-youre/)

[Tom Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gates/)

[Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/)

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> [Anger is just a cowardly extension of sadness. It's a lot easier to be angry at someone than it is to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-gates/anger-is-just-a-cowardly-extension-of-sadness-it-s-a-lot-easier-to-be/)

[Tom Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-gates/)

[Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a5/tom-gates-94903_anger_anger-is-just-a-cowardly-extension-of-sa_2509562.jpg)

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