The big relationships you make in your life are with those that you love and if things do go wrong then it's a source of great pain and that lasts. Michael Morpurgo biggreatlast Change image and share on social
We all know that the great memories of our childhood are the little triumphs - it doesn't really matter whether that was in writing, art, on the hockey field or on the football field. It's something that makes you feel - 'I can do this stuff.' Michael Morpurgo artchildhoodfeel share on social
A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because of the fear - which is something you have to take out of education: the fear of worrying about what marks you'll get, detention, worrying about letting people down, your parents, teachers. Michael Morpurgo childdetentioneducation share on social
Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it to happen. I'm much more interested in peace than in war but it's important to understand why we fight. Michael Morpurgo fighthappenimportant Change image and share on social
I fill up the well of stories in my head - without ever knowing I'm doing it. Michael Morpurgo fillheadknow Change image and share on social
Always write your ideas down however silly or trivial they might seem. Keep a notebook with you at all times. Michael Morpurgo ideanotebooksilly Change image and share on social
I think there's something about studying a book which will kill it if you're not careful. Michael Morpurgo bookcarefulkill Change image and share on social
I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's 'The Elephant's Child' and 'The Jungle Book.' Deep down, I've always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant. Michael Morpurgo bookchilddeep share on social
When I was very little my mother would read to me in bed. She gave me a fascination for stories, and for the music in words. Michael Morpurgo bedfascinationgive Change image and share on social
Perhaps it is partly that we need to love books ourselves as parents, grandparents and teachers in order to pass on that passion for stories to our children. It's not about testing and reading schemes, but about loving stories and passing on that passion to our children. Michael Morpurgo bookchildgrandparent share on social
