I’m certainly a plot and character man. Themes, structure, style – they’re valid components of a novel and you can’t complete the book without them. But I think what propels me as a reader is plot and character. David Mitchell Read Quote
I think it’s natural for youth to be drawn to newness: The world is still new for them. David Mitchell Read Quote
Writers are so used to books being optioned and then the movie never happens. David Mitchell Read Quote
There’s been very little writing about speech impediments, even though it’s this huge psychological barrier. David Mitchell Read Quote
Historically, unfortunately, race seems to be the major division that humanity has imposed on itself, a way of subdividing into smaller groups. David Mitchell Read Quote
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. David Mitchell Read Quote
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. David Mitchell Read Quote
