Quote by David Mitchell
In the 1970s and 1980s there was so little decent fiction for youn

In the 1970s and 1980s there was so little decent fiction for young people, but were now in a golden age that shows no sign of fading. Philip Pullman, J. K. Rowling, Lemony Snicket are only three of the best known among a good number of equals. – David Mitchell

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If the human condition were the periodic table, maybe love would be hydrogen at No. 1. Death would be helium at No. 2. Power, I reckon, would be where oxygen is. – David Mitchell

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As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge, not a uniform you cant take off. – David Mitchell

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Future
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I think all writers of my age who are brought up on films probably by the age of 16 have seen many more films than they have read classics of literature. We cant help but be influenced by film. Film has got some great tricks that its taught writers. – David Mitchell

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No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy or bigamy, nor was a Constitutional Amendment needed to set a uniform age of majority to ban child marriages. – Judy Biggert

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Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, youve got to start young. – Theodore Roosevelt

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The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. – Edmund Burke

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Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man cant retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time. – Bernard Baruch

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Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You dont fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgement, repeated every day. – Jim Rohn

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