clocks in disagreement are worse than no clock at all. David Mitchell More Quotes by David Mitchell More Quotes From David Mitchell Sometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true! That's why I always kill jokes. I'm terrible at them, because I get the joke right, but I can't get the character right, and it just goes down like a lead balloon. David Mitchell balloons sometimes character The weak are meat the strong do eat. David Mitchell meat strong weak The learnin' mind is the livin' mind, Meronym said, an any sort o'Smart is truesome Smart, old Smart or new high Smart or low. David Mitchell smart mind lows Women, O, women! They'll find the baddest meanin' in your words & hold it up. David Mitchell Act', implores the Ghost of Future Regret. 'I shan't give you another chance'. [and so Jacob does] 'Damned fool,' groans the Demon of Present Regret. 'What have you done? David Mitchell regret doe giving The human world is made of stories, not people. The people the stories use to tell themselves are not to be blamed David Mitchell use stories people Taro taught me that people respect spirit, but even cowards don't respect cowards. David Mitchell taught coward people Writing is probably one-fifth coming up with the stuff, and four-fifths self-editing again and again and again. David Mitchell self editing writing Words are what you fight with but what you fight about is whether or not you're afraid of them. David Mitchell fighting This world, he thinks, contains just one masterpiece, and that is itself. David Mitchell masterpiece world thinking Wars are never cured, they just go into remission for a few years. David Mitchell remission war years Japanese food makes me feel particularly good. David Mitchell japanese-food feels Pain is strong, aye - but friends' eyes, more strong." I told him that he knows next to nothing about me & I know nothing about him. He jabbed at his eyes & jabbed at mine, as if that single gesture were ample explanation. David Mitchell pain eye strong Assured her I've never loved anyone except myself and have no intention of starting now. David Mitchell starting-now intention starting Do," said Louisa finally, "whatever you can't not do. David Mitchell said The spirit was willing but the flesh was weak. David Mitchell flesh weak spirit Why ask a question whose answer would demand ten more questions? David Mitchell demand asks answers I got a rejection letter from an editor at HarperCollins, who included a report from his professional reader. This report shredded my first-born novel, laughed at my phrasing, twirled my lacy pretensions around and gobbed into the seething mosh pit of my stolen clichés. As I read the report, the world became very quiet and stopped rotating. What poisoned me was the fact that the report's criticisms were all absolutely true. The sound of my landlady digging in the garden got the world moving again. I slipped the letter into the trash... knowing I'd remember every word. David Mitchell garden writing moving Birdsong foamed in the hour-before-dawn garden. David Mitchell garden dawn bird Go to hell, Willy, our souls eat poetry, but one has seven deadly sins to feed! David Mitchell hell sin soul
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