I discovered you can get closer to a character's thoughts and feelings in a book than in a film. Morris Gleitzman bookcharacterclose Change image and share on social
Melbourne is my type of city, much more so than Sydney. Morris Gleitzman citymelbournesydney Change image and share on social
Most of your life after puberty, you're either seeking to reproduce or living with the consequences of having done so. At 70, you start going back to being 11 again. Morris Gleitzman backconsequencelife Change image and share on social
When I did finally live in the Dandenongs, the mountain ash forests became an important part of my life. Morris Gleitzman ashdandenongsfinally Change image and share on social
I used to get stuck trying to find the first sentence of a story, then I realised that it was often because I didn't know what problem a character was facing in the story. As soon as I did, I could have the character trying to do something about it or have the problem whack him between the eyes. Morris Gleitzman charactereyeface share on social
Children have limited power to shape their own lives, but when they can experiment with possibilities through books, their optimism can be recharged and kept alive. Morris Gleitzman alivebookchild Change image and share on social
Children know when they are being sold a sanitised version of the world, and I think that's a betrayal of the relationship between author and reader. Morris Gleitzman authorbetrayalchild Change image and share on social
Kid's culture is often dismissed as superficial, like high fibre McDonald's, but it's so much more important than that. Morris Gleitzman culturedismissfibre Change image and share on social
Although my stories are all very different on the surface, I like to write stories about characters struggling with big problems. I'm always reminded, no matter how different from me one of my characters is from me on the surface, how we're all pretty much the same underneath. Morris Gleitzman bigcharactermatter share on social
In 1969, we emigrated to Australia. It was a big change. The heat, the flies, and the completely different tinned meats. The shock was so great, I stopped reading books for nearly a year. Morris Gleitzman australiabigbook Change image and share on social