Quote by Michael Morpurgo
War continues to divide people, to change them forever, and I writ

War continues to divide people, to change them forever, and I write about it both because I want people to understand the absolute futility of war, the pity of war as Wilfred Owen called it. – Michael Morpurgo

Other quotes by Michael Morpurgo

When children are very young, you read them books that are positive to help them go to sleep. But there comes a moment when they begin to understand the difficulties of the world. They know there are problems and the books they read should reflect that, not gloss over them. – Michael Morpurgo

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Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel. – Michael Morpurgo

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Dont worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life. – Michael Morpurgo

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War
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Do you know what a soldier is, young man? Hes the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war. – Allan Massie

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Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war. – Tony Blair

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I couldnt be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height of the Vietnam War. – Larry David

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The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didnt make it. – Henry A. Kissinger

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Maggie Smith is an amazing woman, and not as serious in real life. – Allen Leech

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The fact is, Bushs war policy has failed. Its failed! Who better to say so than Jack Murtha? – Rahm Emanuel

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