Peace, though beloved of our Lord, is a cardinal virtue only if your neighbors share your conscience.
David MitchellMother 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 donโt offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.
David MitchellTime is what stops history happening at once; time is the speed at which the past disappears.
David MitchellSometimes the fluffy bunny of incredulity zooms around the bend so rapidly that the greyhound of language is left, agog, in the starting cage.
David MitchellTo enslave an individual troubles your consciences, Archivist, but to enslave a clone is no more troubling than owning the latest six-wheeler ford, ethically. Because you cannot discern our differences, you assume we have none. But make no mistake: even same-stem fabricants cultured in the same wombtank are as singular as snowflakes.
David Mitchell