“ You have to understand the sea, he said, to listen to her, to look out for her moods, to get to know her and respect her and love her. Only then can you build boats that feel at home on the sea. Michael Morpurgo
“ Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow. Michael Morpurgo
“ When you're young you can't work out the age of an adult - they're just quite old, old, or very old. Michael Morpurgo
“ But look after yourself - there will be great dangers on the way. Remember, the right road is never the easy road. Michael Morpurgo
“ You know something, you never know what lonely is until you are really alone, alone all day, alone all night, with no one to talk to. Michael Morpurgo
“ There's room for all sorts of magic and miracles in this world - that's what I think. Michael Morpurgo
“ Magic obeys only the heart of the one who uses it. Your magic would always be a kind magic, because you are kind, I can tell. Please stay and help us. Michael Morpurgo
“ ...that we should look out of the window, choose a star, and make a last wish before we went to sleep, and she told us we should wish the best, not just for each of ourselves, but more for each other,… Michael Morpurgo
“ One day," she told us, "you'll have to leave here and go out into the big world out there and earn your living like everyone else. To do that you need to learn. The more you learn now, the more intere… Michael Morpurgo
“ He never reckoned much to schooling and that. He said you could learn most what was worth knowing from keeping your eyes and ears peeled. Best way of learning, he always said, was doing. Michael Morpurgo
