“I don't want to be separate from something that's important to me.” WantImportant Author:Michael Morpurgo
“Elephants are my favourite creatures and have been since I was a boy and my mother read Kipling's The Elephant's Child to me. It was loving elephants so much that made we want to write my own story with an elephant at the centre and its bond with a child.” WantWritingChildrenHas BeensMadeStoriesMotherMy OwnBoysCreaturesFavouriteCentreElephantsKipling Author:Michael Morpurgo
“Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise.” WantChildrenSchoolReadingTaughtExerciseMotivated Author:Michael Morpurgo
“Our great problem, is that children now know whatever they want to know - at the press of a button they can discover all horrors of the adult world. They know very early on that the world is sometimes a very dark, difficult and complex place, and the literature they read must reflect that. Otherwise we're just entertaining them to pass the time.” KnowsWorldWantChildrenSometimesProblemLiteratureDifficultDarkHorrorAdultsPressesComplexesEntertainingButtons Author:Michael Morpurgo
“Stories make you think and dream; books make you want to ask questions.” ThinkingWantBookStoriesDreamAsksMake You Think Author:Michael Morpurgo
“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.” PeopleWantImportantWarHappensFighting Author:Michael Morpurgo
“I'm still not sure I want to be a writer. I think of myself as a storyteller more.” ThinkingWantStillsNot SureStoryteller Author:Michael Morpurgo
