I think human life is absurd. I think it is completely, utterly absurd. There is this planet and it's this tiny place in the universe and then on thi… - Michael Rosen

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I think human life is absurd. I think it is completely, utterly absurd. There is this planet and it's this tiny place in the universe and then on this planet are crawling over it these little people who think that their lives are so incredibly important and, you know, an enormous amount of effort is spent killing each other, which just drives me completely nuts when I think about it, and making people poor while other people have whatever they want, and it's utterly absurd.

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About Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English poet and children's writer. He was the UK Children's Laureate from 2007 to 2009.

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Alternative Names: Michael Wayne Rosen
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[W]hat possible objections can we have to anyone, anywhere, writing a book for children? After all, it's not terribly difficult. I'll rephrase that: it's difficult to write a brilliant one, but anyone who was once a child should have at least one children's book in them. Anyone who comes anywhere near children ought to be able to write at least one more. And in an ideal world, shouldn't every parent, teacher, grandparent, child-carer have a go?

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