Perhaps all human interaction is about wanting and getting. David Mitchell humaninteractionwant Change image and share on social
If the human condition were the periodic table, maybe love would be hydrogen at No. 1. Death would be helium at No. 2. Power, I reckon, would be where oxygen is. David Mitchell conditiondeathhelium Change image and share on social
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
Every relationship has its own language. It takes a long time to evolve and read one another. Just as it's true for people, it's also true on a national or cultural level. David Mitchell culturalevolvelanguage Change image and share on social
I think the story is the most ancient form of human entertainment. David Mitchell anciententertainmentform Change image and share on social
My books are anti-absolutist and deeply distrustful of any religious stance that precludes the validity of any other. David Mitchell absolutistantibook Change image and share on social
When I was about 14, in about 1984, I decided to become a great poet. Faber & Faber was going to publish me, and when Ted Hughes read my first anthology he would invite me to Yorkshire for meat pies and mentorship. David Mitchell anthologydecidefaber share on social
It's true that stammerers can become more adept at sentence construction. David Mitchell adeptconstructionsentence 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
I don't have problems starting writing. I have problems stopping. I'm one of the last dads to arrive at school to collect the kids, because I want to get this paragraph just right. David Mitchell arrivecollectdad Change image and share on social