People like to say that East Asians in general, and Japanese in particular, are not very expressive: there's that term 'inscrutable.' But often, Europeans just don't get the Asian codes. Believe me, the message is being expressed OK. David Mitchell asiancodeeast share on social
The art of the novelist is not unrelated to the illness of multiple personality disorder. It's a much milder form. But the better the book, the nearer to the padded cell you are. David Mitchell artbookcell Change image and share on social
I'm from a time and place where bigheadedness was a really savage crime, and you'd get cut down for it by your peers and parents. David Mitchell bigheadednesscrimecut Change image and share on social
As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge, not a uniform you can't take off. David Mitchell badgecivilisationethnicity Change image and share on social
Sometimes I think that creativity is a matter of seeing, or stumbling over, unobvious similarities between things - like composing a fresh metaphor, but on a more complex scale. David Mitchell complexcomposecreativity Change image and share on social
Write something every single day, even if it's just three lines. And it doesn't matter if it's any good - just write something every day. David Mitchell daygoodline Change image and share on social
There's a disease that young writers are susceptible to, which is, I will do this because I can - hubris, I suppose - without stopping to work out why. David Mitchell diseasehubrisstop Change image and share on social
Perhaps all human interaction is about wanting and getting. David Mitchell humaninteractionwant Change image and share on social
I think words operate like musical notes that the eyeball hears. David Mitchell eyeballhearmusical Change image and share on social
In the 1970s and 1980s there was so little decent fiction for young people, but we're now in a golden age that shows no sign of fading. Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Lemony Snicket are only three of the best known among a good number of equals. David Mitchell 1970s1980sage share on social
