Strip back the beliefs pasted on by governesses, schools, and states, you find indelible truths at one's core.
David MitchellWords are what you fight with but what you fight about is whether or not you're afraid of them.
David MitchellIf you show someone something you've written, you give them a sharpened stake, lie down in your coffin, and say, โWhen youโre readyโ.
David MitchellSometimes, comics will make the observation that it's not jokes that are funny, it's characters that are funny. And isn't that true! That's why I always kill jokes. I'm terrible at them, because I get the joke right, but I can't get the character right, and it just goes down like a lead balloon.
David Mitchell