“You can improve an incoherent mess, but you can't improve nothing” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
The learnin' mind is the livin' mind... an' any sort o' smart is truesome smart, old smart or new, high smart or… — David Mitchell Inspirational Copy Share Image
“The Ghost-Girl's lips was fixed in a bitter smile, but her creamy eyes was sad so sad but proud'n'strong too.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“I’m about to tell Jonah about the safari Dad’s going to take me on, but Mrs. Marconi says talking’s like ping-pong: you… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
I feel like something important has happened to me. Is this possible? — David Mitchell Atlas Copy Share Image
“Dogs hate foxes. Nazis hate Jews. Hate doesn’t need a why. Who or even what is ample.” — david mitchell Israel Copy Share Image
“Dr. Upward was one of those Academy Award-winning Asses of Arrogance you find in educational administration, law or medicine.” — David Mitchell Academy award Copy Share Image
Little girls are like old cats. If they don't like you nothing on Earth will make them pretend to. — David Mitchell Cat Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more tiresome than being told what to admire, and having things pointed at with a stick. -Robert Frobisher” — David Mitchell Lemmings Copy Share Image
As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely… — David Mitchell Badges Copy Share Image
I believe death is only a door. One closes, and another opens. If I were to imagine heaven, I would imagine a… — David Mitchell Believe Copy Share Image
“When you write it, don't write it in the manner of a spooky story. Don't try to give an explanation. Just say… — David Mitchell Books Copy Share Image
“A classical LP was playing... ... Jealous and sweet, this music was, sobbing and gorgeous, muddy and crystal. But if the right… — david mitchell Music Copy Share Image
“My friend is composing an epic in Byronic stanzas entitled "True History of Autua, Last Moriori" & interrupts my journal writing to… — David Mitchell Friendship Copy Share Image
Pain is strong, aye - but friends' eyes, more strong." I told him that he knows next to nothing about me &… — David Mitchell Explanation Copy Share Image
Creation never ceased on the sixth evening, it occurs to the young man. Creation unfolds around us, despite us and through us… — David Mitchell Creation Copy Share Image
“What man ain't the honestest cove in his own eyes?" Grote's round face is a bronze moon in the dark. "'Tain't good… — David Mitchell Good intentions Copy Share Image
Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true!… — David Mitchell Balloons Copy Share Image
The Revelation of Sonmi 451 To be is to be perceived, and so to know thyself is only possible through the eyes… — David Mitchell All time Copy Share Image
“The world won’t leave things be. It’s always injecting endings into beginnings. Leaves tweezer themselves from these weeping willows. Leaves fall into… — David Mitchell Fall out of love Copy Share Image
“Scholars discern motions in history & formulate these motions into rules that govern the rises & falls of civilizations. My belief runs… — David Mitchell Belief Copy Share Image
“The last of the cherry blossom. On the tree, it turns ever more perfect. And when it’s perfect, it falls. And then… — David Mitchell Cherry blossom Copy Share Image
“The reductio ad absurdum of M.D.'s view, I argued, was that science devises ever bloodier means of war until humanity's powers of… — David Mitchell Modern man Copy Share Image
“As my host slept I had time to wonder where I had been since Suhbataar shot my previous host. Had I hallucinated… — David Mitchell Psychology Copy Share Image
“Finished in a frenzy that reminded me of our last night in Cambridge. Watched my final sunrise. Enjoyed a last cigarette. Didn’t… — David Mitchell Another world Copy Share Image