"Write because you love it and not because……" — Michael Morpurgo
"Write because you love it and not because it is something that you think you should do. Always write about something or somebody you know about - something that you feel deeply and passionately about. Never try and force it."
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70 Quotes by Michael Morpurgo
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I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's The Elephant's Child and The…
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We all know that the great memories of our childhood are the little triumphs - it doesn't really matter whether…
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There's room for all sorts of magic and miracles in this world - that's what I think.
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Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers
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But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough.
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Blind terror drove me on, with my flying stirrups whipping me into a frenzy. With no rider to carry I…
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Wars become history all too soon and are forgotten all too soon as well, before the lessons can be learned.
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I could believe only in the hell I was living in, a hell on earth, and it was man-made, not…
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Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than…
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A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you…
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I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.
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Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because…
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I can always write. Sometimes, to be sure, what I write is crap, but it's words on the page and…
— Geraldine Brooks
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I always write the end of everything first. I always write the last chapters of my books before I write…
— Truman Capote
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Fans always write asking why I didn't smile more in films. I smiled in `Annie Laurie`, but I can't recall…
— Lillian Gish
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I always write with my .357 magnum handy. Why? Well, you never know when God may try to interfere.
— Edward Abbey
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I always write what feels really true and honest and me.
— Carly Rae Jepsen
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For myself, I always write about Dublin, because if I can get to the heart of Dublin I can get…
— James Joyce
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I always write about my own experiences, whether I've had them or not.
— Ron Carlson
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Well it kind of is project to project because as a writer I think you always write to some degree…
— Cameron Crowe
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... I get more respect from rap artists than I do from my own industry. I don't always write the…
— Toby Keith
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I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what…
— Kate DiCamillo
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Don't dumb down; always write for your top five percent of readers.
— Martin Amis
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People will always write and think all sorts of things – be irritated by us, have affection for us, think…
— Helena
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