Morris Gleitzman Quotes

I've always been interested in setting my stories against a big event, the importance of which my younger readers are slowly becoming aware of as they move into their teens.

Morris Gleitzman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 9, 1953

Topics

AlwaysBigAgainstBecomingAware

It's tough for those celebrity couples. It's really hard. My wife wasn't in the limelight, which made it easier... the key is to keep it happy, light, and fun.

Joey Fatone

LightWifeFunHappyToughKey

I spent a lot of time outdoors as a kid.

Joel Edgerton

TimeOutdoorsKidSpentLot

I later spent... five to eight months in hospitals in New Jersey, always on an involuntary basis, and always attempting a legal argument for release.

John Forbes Nash, Jr.

LegalArgumentNewAlwaysRelease

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

John Lithgow

NightEveningNothingAudienceLike

I'm a job creator.

Steve Wynn

JobCreatorJob Creator

My family and I live in a wing of a Georgian mansion in East Sussex, which was built in the 1780s and fell into disrepair. It was rescued in the Seventies and carved into six terrace houses.

Simon Toyne

FamilyLiveSeventiesBuiltHouses

You're trying to bring an emotional and psychological reality to a character that's on the page and make them three-dimensional.

Tom Irwin

CharacterRealityTryingYouPage

When someone acknowledges you for something that they think about you, it's a huge compliment.

Michelle Yeoh

ThinkSomeoneYouComplimentAbout

For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability.

Lord Robertson

MoreYearsEuropeNeedsCapability

A lot of really good directors have a killer in them, as if they'd do anything to get that image. But that comes with the terrain and I don't mind it.

Judy Davis

GoodMindImageAnythingGetKiller

Relationships are personal, even in business, so sharing some of yourself and taking an interest in others helps to build trust and break down walls.

Dinesh Paliwal

BusinessTrustWallsYourselfDown

I have a hard time finding something that I really enjoy reading, but I read 'The Great Gatsby' every summer.

Dree Hemingway

GreatTimeReadingFindingEnjoy

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