“ At odd moments she may fret over a blank in her memory, but soon a Pied Piper thought will come dancing along and her untrained mind will follow... David Mitchell
“ Assured her I’ve never loved anyone except myself and have no intention of starting now, David Mitchell
“ Are we mutants? Have we evolved this way? Or are we designed? Designed by whom? Why did the designer go to such elaborate lengths, only to vacate the stage and leave us wondering why we exist? For ent… David Mitchell
“ A true suicide is a paced, disciplined certainty. People pontificate, Suicide is selfishness. David Mitchell
“ Tho' law an' Civ'lize ain't always the same, nay, see Kona got Kona law but they ain't got one flea o' Civ'lize. David Mitchell
“ And there, in the background, the brite spring sky's sediment had sunk to a dark band of blue. Ah, it mesmerized me...like the snow had done. All the woe of the words, I am seemed dissolved there, pai… David Mitchell
“ Vets’ fees. And the fifth curse is the kicker: the dread that you’ll be the one who loses it all. David Mitchell
“ Think of Big Mac’s aphorism: In order to have sex, women need to feel loved; but in order for men to feel loved, we need to have sex. David Mitchell
“ You & I, the moneyed, the privileged, the fortunate, shall not fare so badly in this world, provided our luck holds. What of it if our consciences itch? Why undermine the dominance of our race, our gu… David Mitchell
“ When a woman is interested in you, she’ll let you know; if not, there’s no aftershave, gift, or line you can spin to make her change her mind. David Mitchell
“ When a parent dies, a filing cabinet full of all the fascinating stuff also ceases to exist. David Mitchell
“ When I was a young man, and the Russkies were going to blow us all to Kingdom Come, we were told we’d have a four-minute warning. I’m talking Ford, Carter, Reagan Days. Four minutes, I used to wonder… David Mitchell
“ What is marriage, exactly, and how could we explain it to an alien anthropologist? It’s more than just a living arrangement. Is it an endeavor, a pledge, a symbol, or an affirmation? Is it a span of s… David Mitchell
“ We’re sliding into a society where the first thing you need to do to demonstrate that you’re any good at something is to say that you are. Under the old rules, boasts were assumed empty until proved o… David Mitchell
“ We all think we're in control of our own lives, but really they're pre-ghostwritten by forces around us. David Mitchell
“ Wars are never cured, they just go into remission for a few years. The End is what we want, so I'm afraid the End is what we're damn well going to get. David Mitchell