Tag: David Mitchell

Quote of the Day

“Anticipating the end of the world is humanity’s oldest pastime.” — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“The act of memory is an act of ghostwriting.” — David Mitchell, Ghostwritten

“A book you finish reading is not the same book it was before you read it.” — David Mitchell, Number9Dream

“We are only what we know, and I wished to be so much more than I was, sorely.” — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Truth is singular. Its ‘versions’ are mistruths.” — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Fantasy. Lunacy. All revolutions are, until they happen, then they are historical inevitabilities.” — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.” — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Power, time, gravity, love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible.” — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Whoever opined ‘Money can’t buy you happiness’ obviously had far too much of the stuff.” — David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas