“That’s writing, I suppose—dozens of decisions about what’s in, what’s out, what goes with what, what’s clever but not honest, what’s so… — David Mitchell Writing Copy Share Image
Probably in a parallel universe not far from here, I'm working for Nintendo. — David Mitchell Nintendo Copy Share Image
To fool a judge, feign fascination, but to bamboozle the whole court, feign boredom. — David Mitchell Bamboozle Copy Share Image
“Six feet directly beneath his seat is a suitcase in the baggage hold containing enough C-4 to turn an airplane into a… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“I’d always worried but kissing’s not so tricky. Your lips know what to do, just like sea anenomes know what to do.… — David Mitchell First kiss Copy Share Image
“You underestimate humanity's ability to bring such evil into being.” — David Mitchell Nature of man Copy Share Image
“Sitting under the candlenut tree in the courtyard is pleasant in the afternoon. Laced in shadows, frangipani & coral hibiscus ward away… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
Time is what stops history happening at once; time is the speed at which the past disappears. — David Mitchell Disappear Copy Share Image
“If only human beings were not masks behind masks behind masks. If only this world was a clean board of lines and… — David Mitchell Shiroyama Copy Share Image
“I wonder what happened to him, I wonder what happened to all of them, this wondering is the nature of matter, each… — David Mitchell Nature Copy Share Image
“Rights are susceptible to subversion, as even granite is susceptible to erosion.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Only I don't close my eyes these days, because it hurts too much when I open them.” — David Mitchell Hurt Copy Share Image
Good moods’re as fragile as eggs...Bad moods’re as fragile as bricks. — David Mitchell Bad mood Copy Share Image
Torturous advances won over generations can be lost by a single stroke of a myopic president's pen or a vainglorious general's sword. — David Mitchell Generations Copy Share Image
Peace, though beloved of our Lord, is a cardinal virtue only if your neighbors share your conscience. — David Mitchell Beloved Copy Share Image
I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels. — David Mitchell Books Copy Share Image
“Our weaponry was not dropped onto our laps one morning. It is not manna from Sinai’s skies. Since Agincourt, the White man… — David Mitchell Dominion Copy Share Image
“We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love.” — David Mitchell Hate Copy Share Image
If we believe that humanity may transcend tooth and claw, if we believe divers races & creeds can share this world as… — David Mitchell Believe Copy Share Image
I can't bear living in this huge beautiful world and not try to imitate it as best I can. — David Mitchell Bears 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
