“If we get caught up in a story, it's because we've started to care abo...” — Morris Gleitzman Quote

“If we get caught up in a story, it's because we've started to care about the characters, and that can only happen if we've moved beneath the surface.”

“Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way.”

“I prefer watching people on a screen, and I've had the most pleasurable people-watching experiences at the Palace Cinema in Balwyn.”

“I can change a diaper in 30 seconds flat. I set the new one beneath the old one. That way, it's just wipe and pull the flap over.”

“History simmers beneath the surface in more communities than just Ferguson.”

“There is sometimes a feeling in crime fiction that good writing gets in the way of story. I have never felt that way. All you have is language. Why write beneath yourself? It's an act of respect for the reader as much as yourself.”