“Old Ma Yibber spread the news that Zachry what came down off Mauna Kea weren't the same Zachry what'd gone up, an'… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“A whoah game it was, said Catkin, but I din’t want to know its rules nor endin’.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty. — David Mitchell Cruelty Copy Share Image
What sparks wars? The will to power, the backbone of human nature. The threat of violence, the fear of violence, or actual… — David Mitchell Backbone Copy Share Image
“All these people like my mother paying counselors and clinics to reattach them to reality; all of us people here paying Sony… — David Mitchell Parenting Copy Share Image
“Belief, like fear or love, is a force to be understood as we understand the theory of relativity and principals of uncertainty.… — David Mitchell Faith Copy Share Image
It's true that stammerers can become more adept at sentence construction. — David Mitchell Adept Copy Share Image
“These...xistential qualms you suffer, they just mean you're truly human.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“You'd think old age was a criminal offense, not a destination we're all heading to.” — David Mitchell Crime Copy Share Image
“What women want is still what it's always been: either you or, more likely, not you.” — David Mitchell Humor Copy Share Image
For me, novels coalesce into being, rather than arrive fully formed. — David Mitchell Books Copy Share Image
“Who decides which defects are funny and which ones are tragic? Nobody laughs at blind people or makes iron lung jokes.” — David Mitchell Blind people Copy Share Image
Strip back the beliefs pasted on by governesses, schools, and states, you find indelible truths at one's core. — David Mitchell Belief Copy Share Image
“War's never a picnic. Although obviously soldiers do end up eating outdoors quite a lot.” — David Mitchell War 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
“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
...it’s not just the person who fills a house, it’s their I’ll be back later!s, their toothbrushes and unused hats and coats,… — David Mitchell Coats Copy Share Image
“He was doing quite well until the last sentence, but if you bare your arse to a vengeful unicorn, the number of… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
