Michael Morpurgo Quotes

A collection of quotes by Michael Morpurgo.

Michael Morpurgo is a renowned British author, poet, and playwright, best known for his captivating children's books. Born on October 5, 1943, in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England, he developed a deep passion for storytelling and literature from an early age. Morpurgo served as a teacher for several years before discovering his talent for writing.

With more than 100 books to his name, Morpurgo's works have touched the hearts of millions of readers worldwide. His writing is characterized by its emotive storytelling, addressing themes of friendship, courage, and the power of human connection. Many of his stories draw inspiration from real events, history, and the natural world.

One of his most notable works, "War Horse," was adapted into a highly acclaimed stage play and later a successful film directed by Steven Spielberg. The story follows the journey of a horse named Joey during World War I and explores the empathy and understanding that can transcend conflict.

Morpurgo is a versatile writer who has received numerous awards and honors for his contributions to literature. He served as the Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005, promoting the importance of reading and storytelling. Through his writing, Michael Morpurgo continues to inspire and ignite the imaginations of readers of all ages.

One of the great failings of our education system is that we

One of the great failings of our education system is that we tend to focus on those who are succeeding in exams, and there are plenty of them. But what we should also be looking at, and a lot more urgently, is those who fail.

Michael Morpurgo


Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the t

Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel.

Michael Morpurgo


Strange questions are the more interesting ones. Children by

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

Funny

It is the child's understanding that teaches the adults the

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

Future

Everyone is interested in war, in that people don't want it

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

Peace

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroo

It's the teacher that makes the difference, not the classroom.

Michael Morpurgo

Teacher

War continues to divide people, to change them forever, and

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

War

Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and ent

Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.

Michael Morpurgo

Funny

A lot of children, like I did, move away from words because

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

Education

Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurabl

Admitting failure is quite cleansing, but never - pleasurable.

Michael Morpurgo

Failure

When children are very young, you read them books that are p

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

Positive

Access to books and the encouragement of the habit of readin

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 children's right and it is also our best hope and their best hope for the future.

Michael Morpurgo

Education

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making

Don't worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.

Michael Morpurgo

Famous