It's good to focus on the universal suffering that goes on in any war. Whatever the right and wrongs of the war, there is always universal suffering. Michael Morpurgo focusgoodsuffer Change image and share on social
Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth. Michael Morpurgo artdramaencourage Change image and share on social
It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom. Michael Morpurgo classroomdifferencemake Change image and share on social
I become my characters, and then try to allow events in the story to take their own course. I try not to play God, but to let them work out their own destiny. Michael Morpurgo characterdestinyevent Change image and share on social
Strange questions are the more interesting ones. Children by and large don't try to trip you up... they want to find out how you do this funny thing that you do... if they've loved a story they love to know how it started. Michael Morpurgo childfindfunny share on social
It is the child's understanding that teaches the adults the way of the future. They're still doing it today with modern technology. Michael Morpurgo adultchildfuture Change image and share on social
I got married young, far too young, but it is fine. We are still married 48 years later. I got married at 19. Michael Morpurgo finemarryyear Change image and share on social
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 beginbookchild share on social
Some writers - most, I suspect - write in isolation. I think I'd always found that quite difficult. Michael Morpurgo difficultfindisolation Change image and share on social
Much that is great in literature is an acquired taste, and you have to acquire it in the first place. Our job as parents is essentially to pass on the enthusiasm we had for the things we loved. That's how we'll get them to fall in love with reading in the first place and, hopefully, to stay in love with it. Michael Morpurgo acquireenthusiasmessentially share on social