If I want to act relaxed, it's going to take all my cunning, skill, and concentration. David Mitchell More Quotes by David Mitchell More Quotes From David Mitchell Italians give their city sexes, and they all agree that the sex for a particular city is quite correct, but none of them can explain why. I love that. London's middle-aged and male, respectably married but secretly gay. David Mitchell gaycitiessex I think all writers of my age who are brought up on films probably by the age of 16 have seen many more films than they have read classics of literature. We can't help but be influenced by film. Film has got some great tricks that it's taught writers. David Mitchell literatureagethinking Words are very powerful and can lead anyone reading them or hearing them, into contemplation and insight. How the mind follows suit is rarely palpable or expected. This impact is not a matter of metaphysical effects nor of an unexplainable phenomenon. It’s simply part of being human. David Mitchell impactpowerfulreading You can maintain power over people, as long as you give them something. Rob a man of everything, and that man will no longer be in your power. David Mitchell menlongpeople There's a link between bigotry and bad spelling. David Mitchell bigotryspellinglinks I understand now that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions, waiting to be transcended. One may transcend any convention if only one can first conceive of doing so. David Mitchell atlaswaitingsound Writing is such a damn lonely sickness. David Mitchell sicknesslonelywriting I added 'writers' to my list of people not to trust. They make everything up. David Mitchell listspeople Right, my phone. When these things first appeared, they were so cool. Only when it was too late did people realize they are as cool as electronic tags on remand prisoners. David Mitchell phonestoo-latepeople It'll be all right." Julia's gentleness makes it worse. "In the end, Jace." "It doesn't feel very all right." "That's because it's not the end. David Mitchell jaceendsfeels Implausible truth can serve one better than plausible fiction David Mitchell plausiblefiction Don't bemoan your misspent life quite yet. Forgive me for flaunting my experience, but you have no conception of what a misspent life constitutes. David Mitchell flauntingforgive-meforgiving Human hunger birthed the Civlize, but human hunger killed it too. David Mitchell hungerhumans Freedom!- is the fatuous jingle of our civilization, but only those deprived of it have the barest inkling re: what the stuff actually is. David Mitchell jinglesstuffcivilization What is "poker"? A card game where abler liars take money off less able liars. David Mitchell gamesliarscards But no, we cross, crisscross, and recross our old tracks like figure skaters. David Mitchell trackfigurescrosses The Revelation of Sonmi 451 To be is to be perceived, and so to know thyself is only possible through the eyes of the other. The nature of our immortal lives is in the consequences of our words and deeds, that go on and are pushing themselves throughout all time. - Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future. David Mitchell eyekindnesspast The most malicious god is the god of the counted chicken. David Mitchell maliciouschickens The body is the outermost layer of the mind. David Mitchell layersbodymind Time is the speed at which the past decays. David Mitchell decayspeedpast
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