More from David Mitchell

  1. Lunatics are writers whose works write them.
  2. The body is the outermost layer of the mind.
  3. The most malicious god is the god of the counted chicken.
  4. Courage is the highest quality for a soldier, but technology is a fine substitute.
  5. I have always preferred maps to books. They don't answer you back.
  6. 'Under the Enrichment Laws, consumers have to spend a fixed quota of dollars each month, depending on their strata. Hoarding is an anti-cor…
  7. What do I miss? Second-hand bookshops where I can find things I had no idea I wanted. AbeBooks helps, but it doesn't have that smell.
  8. 'Yay, Old'uns' Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds and made miracles ord'nary, but it din't master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts of…

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