Everyone is interested in war, in that people dont want it to happen. Im much more interested in peace than in war but its important to understand why we fight. – Michael Morpurgo
Dont worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life. – Michael Morpurgo
Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of reading: these two things are the first and most necessary steps in education and librarians, teachers and parents all over the country know it. It is our childrens right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future. – 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