War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins.
David MitchellIn an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.
David MitchellI rarely ever put my head above the rampart and see where this big lumbering behemoth called 'global literature' is going.
David MitchellTorturous advances won over generations can be lost by a single stroke of a myopic president's pen or a vainglorious general's sword.
David Mitchell