Wars do not combust without warning. They begin as little fires over the horizon. Wars approach. A wise man watches for the… — David Mitchell Approach Copy Share Image
“...if you bare your arse to a vengeful unicorn, the number of possible outcomes dwindles to one.” — David Mitchell Naivete Copy Share Image
Humans live in a pit of cheating, exploiting, hurting, incarcerating. Every time, the species wastes some part of what it could be.… — David Mitchell Cheating Copy Share Image
“My recent adventures have made me quite the philosopher, especially at night, when I hear naught but the stream grinding boulders into… — David Mitchell Adventure Copy Share Image
“Marinus is leaning on the railing. "Warehouse number six needs rebuilding; there's a big hole in the seawall behind the guild; Constable… — David Mitchell Fear Copy Share Image
“The sun was deaf'nin' so high up, yay, it roared an' time streamed from it.” — David Mitchell Description Copy Share Image
“Revolutionary or gimmicky? Shan't know until it's finished, and by then it'll be too late, but it's the first thing I think… — David Mitchell Art Copy Share Image
Writers are so used to books being optioned and then the movie never happens. — David Mitchell Being Copy Share Image
“Politicians and sports coaches both need to be smart enough to master the game, but dumb enough to think it matters.” — David Mitchell Politics Copy Share Image
I hear my father-in-law's response..."Naïve, dreaming Adam. He who would do battle with the many-headed hydra of human nature must pay a… — David Mitchell Adam Copy Share Image
An idler and a sluggard are as different as a gourmand and a glutton. — David Mitchell Different Copy Share Image
Under the Enrichment Laws, consumers have to spend a fixed quota of dollars each month, depending on their strata. Hoarding is an… — David Mitchell Consumers Copy Share Image
...A mountain you're plannin' on climbin' ain't the same as the one you ain't. It ain't so pretty... — David Mitchell Mountain Copy Share Image
“Poor England. Too much history for its acreage. Years grow inwards here, like my toenails.” — David Mitchell History Copy Share Image
“...that human hunger birthed the Civ'lize, but human hunger killed it too.” — David Mitchell Civilization Copy Share Image
Wars are never cured, they just go into remission for a few years. — David Mitchell Remission Copy Share Image
I often lose myself in the Sudoku-like challenges of making a book work. — David Mitchell Book Copy Share Image
“The organs of Venus are familiar to all, but oh, my brothers, the organ of Saturn is the bladder.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
I lost my balance when the train pulled away, but a human crumple zone buffered my fall. We stayed like that, half… — David Mitchell Balance Copy Share Image
“The clock’s pendulum catches the firelight, and in the rattle-breathed final moments of Jacob de Zoet, amber shadows in the far corner… — David Mitchell Beautiful Copy Share Image
I’m scared of the future. I’m scared of the past. I’m nervous at the moment. — David Mitchell Anxiety Copy Share Image
Sometimes the fluffy bunny of incredulity zooms around the bend so rapidly that the greyhound of language is left, agog, in the… — David Mitchell Around the bend Copy Share Image
