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For me,the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out-the writing down of it I always find hard.But I love finishing it,then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.

Michael Morpurgo

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Michael Morpurgo
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: January 1
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St. Albans
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo
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