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David Mitchell is a British novelist known for his unique narrative techniques and profound humanistic concerns. His works often blend humor, satire, and philosophical thinking, winning him a wide audience.

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“there're times when i suspect that the mind has a mind of its own. it shows us pictures. pictures of the past and the might-one-day-be. this mind's mind exerts its own will, too, and has its own voice”

Mind

Book:The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

Source: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

“The learnin' mind is the livin' mind... an' any sort o' smart is truesome smart, old smart or new, high smart or low.”

Mind Learn

Book:Cloud Atlas

Source: Cloud Atlas

“The body is the outermost layer of the mind.”

Mind Body Layers

Book:number9dream

Source: number9dream

“'Y' is about the weakest letter of all. 'Y' can't make up its mind if it's a vowel or a consonant, can it?”

Ifs Mind Letters Vowels Consonants

Author:David Mitchell

“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”

Inspirational Writing Mind Book Real Reading Offers

Book:Cloud Atlas: A Novel

Source: Cloud Atlas: A Novel

“The mind has a mind of its own. It shows us pictures. Pictures of the past and the might-one-day-be. This mind's mind exerts its own will, too, and has its own voice.”

Mind Shows Might Past Voice One Day

Author:David Mitchell

“The mind abhors a vacancy & is wont to people it with phantoms.”

People Mind Phantoms Vacancy

Book:Cloud Atlas: A Novel

Source: Cloud Atlas: A Novel

“The learnin' mind is the livin' mind, Meronym said, an any sort o'Smart is truesome Smart, old Smart or new high Smart or low.”

Mind Smart Lows

Author:David Mitchell

“How could I know a famished heart will eat its mind? Can kill its body?”

Knows Mind Heart Body

Author:David Mitchell

“Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book. Well, Mumsy, no, not really. Your beloved large-print sagas of rags, riches, and heartbreak were no camouflage against the miseries trained on you by the tennis ball launcher of life, were they? But, yes, Mum, there again, you have a point. Books don’t offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”

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Book:Cloud Atlas: A Novel

Source: Cloud Atlas: A Novel

“Words are very powerful and can lead anyone reading them or hearing them, into contemplation and insight. How the mind follows suit is rarely palpable or expected. This impact is not a matter of metaphysical effects nor of an unexplainable phenomenon. It’s simply part of being human.”

Mind Humans Matter Reading Powerful Effects Impact Insight Hearing Expected Suits Contemplation Phenomenon Being Human Metaphysical Very Powerful Unexplainable

Author:David Mitchell

About the Author

Born: January 12, 1969
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 409

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