Michael Morpurgo
The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don't forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it's always there in your head.
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If your ego starts out...I believe in hard work, not luck factor...Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean...Idealism increases in direct proportion...Failure is central to engineering...Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom...