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 absolutecallchange Change image and share on social
Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable. Michael Morpurgo admitcleansefailure Change image and share on social
Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that. Michael Morpurgo bookcharactercomprehend Change image and share on social
I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more. Michael Morpurgo storytellerwriter Change image and share on social
To write something you have to feel it and know it, and that's not comfortable. Michael Morpurgo comfortablefeelwrite Change image and share on social
Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised. Michael Morpurgo booklotnewspaper Change image and share on social
You get to about 65 or 70 and you lose friends and the world does seem to be an endlessly difficult place and tragic place, so it's more and more difficult for me to find the bright lights. Michael Morpurgo brightdifficultendlessly 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
Live an interesting life. Meet people. Read a lot and widely, learn from the great writers. Michael Morpurgo greatinterestlearn 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
