Perhaps all human interaction is about wanting and getting. David Mitchell humaninteractionwant Change image and share on social
Any adaptation is a translation, and there is such a thing as an unreadably faithful translation; and I believe a degree of reinterpretation for the new language may be not only inevitable but desirable. David Mitchell adaptationdegreedesirable 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
A life can get knocked into a new orbit by a car crash, a lottery win or just a bleary-eyed consultant giving bad news in a calm voice. David Mitchell badblearycalm 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
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
When you're out of your own cultural context you have conversations with yourself that you just don't have at any other point in your life. When you're in a hotel room on the border between India and Nepal you can really discover things about yourself. David Mitchell bordercontextconversation 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
Loneliness is an integral part of travelling. I used to think it was the downside to travelling, but now I realise it is a necessary educative part of it to be embraced. David Mitchell downsideeducativeembrace Change image and 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
