"Halfway through primary school, I realised that I……" — Morris Gleitzman
"Halfway through primary school, I realised that I was not as physically strong or fearless as many kids. So, in situations of conflict, I quickly learned that it worked better for me to get out of situations or maybe kind of, you know, prevail in a conflict situation by using humour than by trying to punch somebody out."
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19 Quotes by Morris Gleitzman
Morris Gleitzman has 19 quotes on this site.
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Everybody deserves to have something good in their life. At least once
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A little hope goes a long way.
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Don't sit back and wait for God to do it all. Ask for His advice, but be prepared to do…
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We may not be in Manchester but we will always be united
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I wrote stories as a kid just for myself. One day, some of the kids in my class found some…
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Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way.
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I like to write stories where young people have a strong feeling about something being fair or unfair, right or…
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In 1969, we emigrated to Australia. It was a big change. The heat, the flies, and the completely different tinned…
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I like the idea of young readers using my stories as a sort of moral gym, where they can flex…
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When I did finally live in the Dandenongs, the mountain ash forests became an important part of my life.
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Because of my poor writing posture, I started walking in the forest every day, and I found it a potent…
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I would never write stories with only despair and defeat and the dark side of life.
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