Quotes by David Mitchell

David Mitchell

David Mitchell

English novelist and screenwriter

Lived from: 1969 -

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 12 january 1969

  • Two people who are a little bit deluded in each other's favour. That's what love is, isn't it?

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  • Dead things show you what you’ll be too one day.
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  • A book you finish reading is not the same book it was before you read it.
    Number9Dream (2007) 365
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  • Always, it is the poor people who pay. And always, it is the poor people's women who pay the most.
    Ghostwritten (2017) 122
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  • Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.
    Wolkenatlas (2008) 357
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  • Faith, the least exclusive club on Earth, has the craftiest doorman.
    Wolkenatlas (2008) 80
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  • False modesty can be worse than arrogance.
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  • Folks with most to complain about seldom complain most.
    Ghostwritten (2017) 350
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  • Hate eats the hater.
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  • I believe there is another world waiting for us. A better world. And I'll be waiting for you there.
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  • I think the story is the most ancient form of human entertainment.
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  • Implausible truth can serve one better than plausible fiction.
    Wolkenatlas (2008) 53
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  • It's true that stammerers can become more adept at sentence construction.
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  • It's true, reading too many novels makes you go blind.
    Wolkenatlas (2008) 365
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  • Maybe the meaning of life lies in looking for it.
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  • Men invented money. Women invented mutual aid.
    Wolkenatlas (2008) 143
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  • Once any tyranny becomes accepted as ordinary, its victory is assured.
    Wolkenatlas (2008)
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  • Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.
    Wolkenatlas (2008)
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  • Speaking one language only is a prison.
    Black Swan Green (2008) 153
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  • The better organized the state, the duller its humanity.
    Wolkenatlas (2008) 66
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  • The truth of a myth...is not in its words but its patterns.
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What are the most famous quotes from David Mitchell?

The two most famous quotes from David Mitchell are:

  • "Dead things show you what you’ll be too one day."
  • "A book you finish reading is not the same book it was before you read it."

When did David Mitchell live?

David Mitchell was born in 1969.