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“The human world is made of stories, not people.”

Work

David Mitchell's Ghostwritten is a complex and thought-provoking novel that weaves together the narratives of several individuals, each with their own unique story and perspective. The characters' lives are interconnected by themes of identity, memory, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Mitchell's prose is known for its lyrical quality and philosophical depth, making this a rich and rewarding read for those who appreciate intricate storytelling and introspective prose. more

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David Mitchell

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. more

“Times are changing and women need the critical stimulus of competition outside the home. A girl must nowadays believe completely in herself as an individual. She must realize at the outset that a woman must do the same job better than a man to get as much credit for it. She must be aware of the various discriminations , both legal and traditional, against women in the business world.”

Men World Needs Believe Home Jobs Girl Individual Realizing Competition Various Credit Critical Discrimination Traditional Stimulus Business World Times Are Changing

Author:Amelia Earhart

“Some things you know all your life. They are so simple and true they must be said without elegance, meter and rhyme...they must be naked and alone, they must stand for themselves.”

Knows Said Simple Naked Rhyme Elegance Meter

Book:The Simple Truth: Poems

Source: The Simple Truth: Poems

“A hero is someone who rebels or seems to rebel against the facts of existence and seems to conquer them. Obviously that can only work at moments. It can't be a lasting thing. That's not saying that people shouldn't keep trying to rebel against the facts of existence. Someday, who knows, we might conquer death, disease and war.”

People Knows Trying War Moments Facts Seems Might Existence Hero Disease Conquer Someday Lasting Rebel Keep Trying

Author:Jim Morrison

“Public affairs go on pretty much as usual: perpetual chicanery and rather more personal abuse than there used to be.”

Used Goes On Abuse Affair Used To Be Usual Perpetual Public Affairs Chicanery

Book:The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams

Source: The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams

“It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man’s mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion. For while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further; but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity.”

Men Needs Mind May Littles Sometimes Philosophy Together Causes Atheism Depth Chains Providence Linked Deities Confederate

Author:Francis Bacon

“Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong opinion on a complicated issue.”

Strong Opinion Issues Complicated Suspicious Strong Opinions

Book:Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, Romance, Monkey G ods, How to Avoid Being Mistaken for a Rodent, and More

Source: Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, Romance, Monkey G ods, How to Avoid Being Mistaken for a Rodent, and More

“Words are what you fight with but what you fight about is whether or not you're afraid of them.”

Fighting

Author:David Mitchell

“You can't praise what you don't prize.”

Praise Prize

Book:Future Grace, Revised Edition: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God

Source: Future Grace, Revised Edition: The Purifying Power of the Promises of God

“But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression”

People One Thing Oppression

Book:The Second Treatise of Government: And, A Letter Concerning Toleration

Source: The Second Treatise of Government: And, A Letter Concerning Toleration

“Don't write too much. Concentrate your sweat on one story, rather than dissipate it over a dozen.”