We have bodies coming home and coffins covered in flags, not just in the UK but world-wide.
Michael MorpurgoI 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 MorpurgoWars become history all too soon and are forgotten all too soon as well, before the lessons can be learned.
Michael MorpurgoOur 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.
Michael Morpurgo