"In 1969, we emigrated to Australia. It was……" — Morris Gleitzman
"In 1969, we emigrated to Australia. It was a big change. The heat, the flies, and the completely different tinned meats. The shock was so great, I stopped reading books for nearly a year."
—
Morris Gleitzman
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
19 Quotes by Morris Gleitzman
Morris Gleitzman has 19 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
Everybody deserves to have something good in their life. At least once
-
A little hope goes a long way.
-
Don't sit back and wait for God to do it all. Ask for His advice, but be prepared to do…
-
We may not be in Manchester but we will always be united
-
I wrote stories as a kid just for myself. One day, some of the kids in my class found some…
-
Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way.
-
I like to write stories where young people have a strong feeling about something being fair or unfair, right or…
-
Halfway through primary school, I realised that I was not as physically strong or fearless as many kids. So, in…
-
I like the idea of young readers using my stories as a sort of moral gym, where they can flex…
-
When I did finally live in the Dandenongs, the mountain ash forests became an important part of my life.
-
Because of my poor writing posture, I started walking in the forest every day, and I found it a potent…
-
I would never write stories with only despair and defeat and the dark side of life.
See all 19 quotes by Morris Gleitzman »
More Australia Quotes
This quote is filed under Australia Quotes,
one of 611 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within…
— David Attenborough
-
I love being at home, being with friends and family. I'm of European stock, brought up in Australia. I'm a…
— Eric Bana
-
I race historic muscle cars back in Australia, and that's my hobby. And I try to race home as soon…
— Eric Bana
-
There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I…
— Cate Blanchett
-
There's not a long, entrenched tradition of theatergoing in Australia.
— Cate Blanchett
-
If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.
— Tony Abbott
-
I want to see an end to sovereign risk questions over Australia.
— Tony Abbott
-
Well, we know that people in Australia love the idea of both Impulse and Virgin Blue getting up and adding…
— Richard Branson
-
There were two movies that asked me to go to Australia or New Zealand for long periods of time. One…
— Nicolas Cage
-
It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia.
— Nick Cave
-
I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a…
— Nick Cave
-
For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection,…
— Sam Abell
See all 611 Australia Quotes »