“Eavesdropping’s sort of thrilling ’cause you learn what people really think, but eavesdropping makes you miserable for exactly the same reason.” — David Mitchell Adventure Copy Share Image
If I want to act relaxed, it's going to take all my cunning, skill, and concentration. — David Mitchell Comedy Copy Share Image
“Power is lost or won, never created or destroyed. Power is a visitor to, not a possession of, those it empowers.” — David Mitchell Power Copy Share Image
“Controls is about fear, see. If you’re afraid enough of the reprisals, you don’t say no, you don’t fight back, you don’t… — David Mitchell Fear Copy Share Image
“Human life, Borges said, is a cascade of possible directions, and we take only one, or we perceive that we take only… — David Mitchell Blank page Copy Share Image
“The art teacher's scarlet book was called Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille. 'As the title suggests,' Mr Dunwoody saw the… — David Mitchell Art Copy Share Image
Always, it is the poor people who pay. And always, it is the poor people's women who pay the most. — David Mitchell Pay Copy Share Image
“Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies, and though a cloud's shape nor hue nor size don't stay the same, it's still… — David Mitchell Spirituality Copy Share Image
Faith shall save your Soul from Death. Without Faith, Death is a drowning, the end of ends, and what sane man wouldn't… — David Mitchell Age Copy Share Image
“The potatoes were starch grenades. The canned carrots were revolting because that is their nature.” — David Mitchell Food Copy Share Image
“Storytellers are not priests who commune with an ethereal realm but artisans, like dumpling makers, if somewhat slower.” — David Mitchell Writing Copy Share Image
“Beautiful words ruin your poetry. A touch of beauty enhances a dish, but you throw a hill of it inton the pot!… — David Mitchell Beauty Copy Share Image
Taro taught me that people respect spirit, but even cowards don't respect cowards. — David Mitchell Coward Copy Share Image
“Women, oh, women! They'll find the baddest meanin' in your words an' hold it up, sayin', Look what you attacked me with!” — David Mitchell Women Copy Share Image
“A no-name place, as far as I could see, but it had a miserable cafe-cum-garage-cum-funeral parlor shared by a gang of silent… — David Mitchell Death Copy Share Image
There's a disease that young writers are susceptible to, which is, I will do this because I can - hubris, I suppose… — David Mitchell Because Copy Share Image
“..tho' law an' Civ'lize ain't always the same, nay, see Kona got Kona law but they ain't got one flea o' Civ'lize.” — David Mitchell Law Copy Share Image
The best way to get out of debt is not to seek to get out of debt, but to seek to create… — David Mitchell Best way Copy Share Image
