I would never write stories with only despair and defeat and the dark side of life. Morris Gleitzman darkdefeatdespair Change image and share on social
I want to help children develop strengths that allow them to feel they don't have to push things away mentally... If we 'cotton-ball' kids, it produces adults who are too scared to think for themselves and are easily manipulated. Morris Gleitzman adultballchild share on social
Kids aren't political, but around 10 years old, they are beginning to develop the moral grounding that might later, in their teens, develop into their first real political perspectives. Morris Gleitzman begindevelopground Change image and share on social
At around nine or 10 years of age, young people start to decide for themselves what's moral or not, and that's why I like writing for that age group so much. Morris Gleitzman agedecidegroup Change image and share on social
I prefer watching people on a screen, and I've had the most pleasurable people-watching experiences at the Palace Cinema in Balwyn. Morris Gleitzman balwyncinemaexperience Change image and share on social
I think, to be a successful author, you've got to be part recluse and part show-off. Morris Gleitzman authorhavepart Change image and share on social
I like to write stories where young people have a strong feeling about something being fair or unfair, right or wrong, cruel or kind, and they act on the basis of that - often in the face of the prevailing limits of behaviour. Morris Gleitzman actbasisbehaviour share on social
The type of stories I write are about young people grappling with the biggest problems in their lives, often problems that are bigger than they're actually capable of solving. Morris Gleitzman bigcapablegrapple Change image and share on social
I think probably you can either write for kids, or you can't. That ability to imaginatively be a child and see the world as a child and feel and think like a child - you either have that ability or you don't. Morris Gleitzman abilitychildfeel share on social
I've always been aware that to be named after someone from the past carries with it all kinds of bittersweetness. Morris Gleitzman awarebittersweetnesscarry Change image and share on social