Perpetual encagement endows any mirage of salvation with credibility. — David Mitchell Credibility Copy Share Image
“Well, Hae-Joo probed, what did I do to relax? I play Go against my sony, I said. "To relax?" he responded, incredulous.… — David Mitchell Long term Copy Share Image
“Two old people in a room devoid of furniture, steam rising from their teacups. They were motionless and expressionless. Waiting for something.… — David Mitchell Old people Copy Share Image
“At dawn the waves looked like mountain ranges tipped with gold as sunbeams slanted low under burgundy clouds.” — David Mitchell Clouds Copy Share Image
“Run across a field of daisies at warp speed but keep your eyes on the ground. It's ace. Pedaled stars and dandelion… — David Mitchell Astronomy 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
I don't have problems starting writing. I have problems stopping. I'm one of the last dads to arrive at school to collect… — David Mitchell Arrive Copy Share Image
“To get the crowd to cry Hosanna, you must first ride to town on an ass.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“I find a certain comfort," confesses Marinus, "in humanity's helplessness.” — David Mitchell Comfort Copy Share Image
“Yet for the first time in three days, I want something. I want the forest lord to turn me into a cedar.… — David Mitchell First time Copy Share Image
“Killing depends on circumstances, as you'd expect, whether it's a cold, planned murder, or a hot death in a fight, or inspired… — David Mitchell Death Copy Share Image
Folks with most to complain about seldom complain most. — David Mitchell Complaining Copy Share Image
You say youre depressed - all I see is resilience. You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't… — David Mitchell Depressing Copy Share Image
“A society where you’re not allowed to blow your own trumpet is so much more nuanced, sophisticated and interesting than the grim… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Beg pardon?" I detected large deposits of vanity. Vanity is the softest of bedrocks to sink shafts into.” — David Mitchell Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think that creativity is a matter of seeing, or stumbling over, unobvious similarities between things—like composing a fresh metaphor, but… — David Mitchell Creativity Copy Share Image
“People are icebergs, with just a bit you can see and loads you can’t.” — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“Sunlight bent around the world, lending fragile color to wildflowers.” — David Mitchell Around the world Copy Share Image
Any society's upper-crust is riddled with immorality, how else d'you think they keep their power? Reputation is king of the public sphere,… — David Mitchell Immorality Copy Share Image
I...asked why purebloods despised me so. He replied, 'What if the difference between social strata stem not from genomics or inherent xcellence… — David Mitchell Blame Copy Share Image
