David Mitchell Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“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.”

“The words 'maybe' and 'perhaps' are literally the same - the flavor is the same, the educational level is the same. But you just know when to use maybe and when to use perhaps. I think it's because of this: You get to know the tastes or musical tastes of words themselves, and this informs your choice, whether you use them or not.”

“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.”

“A novelist needs to know his own strong points and weak points.”

“For me, novels coalesce into being, rather than arrive fully formed.”

“I can write pretty much anywhere.”

“I had a happy childhood.”

“I love HBO productions, actually, like 'The Wire.'”

“I often lose myself in the Sudoku-like challenges of making a book work.”