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I can't bear living in this huge beautiful world and not try to imitate it as best I can.

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.

From David Mitchell

I rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going.

From David Mitchell

My books are anti-absolutist and deeply distrustful of any religious stance that precludes the validity of any other.

From David Mitchell

You can't be a part-time Richard Dawkins.

From David Mitchell

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.

From David Mitchell

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.

From David Mitchell

Historically, unfortunately, race seems to be the major division that humanity has imposed on itself, a way of subdividing into smaller groups.

From David Mitchell

Japanese food makes me feel particularly good.

From David Mitchell

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.

From David Mitchell

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