Michael Morpurgo : (3) " War continues to divide people, to change them forever, and I write about it both because I want people to understand the absolute futility of war, the ‘pity of war’ as Wilfred Owen called it. " - Michael Morpurgo " Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children. " - Michael Morpurgo " When I sit down I write very fast… if I haven’t finished a book in two or three months then I think it’s not going well. " - Michael Morpurgo