Quotes from Morris Gleitzman

See? Memories aren't happy, they're sad. Don't you know anything?

Your mummy and daddy love you very much,' she'd say. 'But people can't fry potatoes after they're dead.

He can do it any time he wants,' says Zelda, hugging me from the other side. 'Any time he sees a Nazi, he can just do a poo.

Potato slices, crispy and fragrant. And toast glistening with what looks like actual creamy butter. And three fried eggs. That's more eggs than I've had on the same plate ever in my life.

It's our potential for good stuff I'm most interested in exploring, but that has most meaning when juxtaposed with things that can go wrong.

My friend Zelda once said that tears are how we give love a wash, so it doesn't go mouldy.

those fried potatoes I can smell are for me. I think they are.

Why do people start wars when they know so many sad things are going to happen?

A person doesn't have to be here to love you.

My friend Zelda once said that tears are how we give love a wash, so it doesn't go mouldy.

I've never seen real dead people. Real dead people are different from dead people in stories. When you see real dead people you want to cry.

There's a rumour Hitler has killed himself.

An apology is a gift that's worth more than it costs.

Sometimes,' he says [Barney], his voice shaking as well,' parents can't protect their kids even though they love them more than anything in the world.

everybody deserves to have something good in their life at least once.

Leave the bad stuff in the past and concentrate on being happy now. If I can.

In future, every time I was tempted to sit back and ask God to solve my problems, I'd be able to roll up my sleeve and be reminded of what I'd learned at the zoo. That God gave us heaven and earth and loving hearts, and the rest is up to us.

Adults aren't allowed to cry when they fall off a bike or hit their thumb with a hammer, but they can howl like five year olds when they've got a duty free bag in their hands.

Your mummy and daddy love you very much,' she'd say. 'But people can't fry potatoes after they're dead. Don't you know anything?

Termine como termine mi historia, nunca olvidaré lo afortunado que soy.