Quote by David Mitchell
I think all writers of my age who are brought up on films probably

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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Many children are natural fantasists, I think, perhaps because their imaginations have yet to be clobbered into submission by experience. – David Mitchell

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Ive become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave. – David Mitchell

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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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Ive gotten crankier in my old age. – Shirley MacLaine

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