David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Letters from Zedelghem", p. 460
Cloud Atlas (2004), Letters from Zedelghem (Part 2)
Quotes from bookCloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas is the third novel by British author David Mitchell. Published in 2004, the fantastical speculative fiction book consists of six interconnected nested stories that take the reader from the remote South Pacific in the nineteenth century to the island of Hawai'i in a distant post-apocalyptic future. The author has said that the book is about reincarnation and the universality of human nature, and the title references a changing landscape over manifestations of fixed human nature . The title was inspired by the piece of music of the same name by Japanese composer Toshi Ichiyanagi.
“What if trying to avoid the future is what triggers it all?”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery", p. 401
Cloud Atlas (2004), Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery (Part 2)
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish", p. 368
Cloud Atlas (2004), The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish (Part 2)
“Once any tyranny becomes accepted as ordinary, its victory is assured.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish", p. 363
Cloud Atlas (2004), The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish (Part 2)
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish", p. 354
Cloud Atlas (2004), The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish (Part 2)
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"An Orison of Sonmi~451", p. 329
Cloud Atlas (2004), An Orison of Sonmi~451 (Part 2)
“Fantasy. Lunacy. All revolutions are, until they happen, then they are historical inevitabilities.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"An Orison of Sonmi~451", p. 326
Cloud Atlas (2004), An Orison of Sonmi~451 (Part 2)
“A Soul's value is the dollars therein.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"An Orison of Sonmi~451", p. 325
Cloud Atlas (2004), An Orison of Sonmi~451 (Part 2)
“[...] Smart'n'Civ'lize ain't nothin' to do with the color o' the skin, nay.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After", p. 258
Cloud Atlas (2004), Sloosha's Crossin' an' Evrythin' After
“What is "poker?" A card game where abler liars take money off less able liars.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"An Orison of Sonmi~451", p. 209
Cloud Atlas (2004), An Orison of Sonmi~451 (Part 1)
“I became a scientist because... it's like panning for gold in a muddy torrent. Truth is the gold.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery", p. 133
Cloud Atlas (2004), Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery (Part 1)
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery", p. 124
Cloud Atlas (2004), Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery (Part 1)
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery", p. 120
Cloud Atlas (2004), Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery (Part 1)
“Anything is true if enough people believe it is.”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery", p. 99
Cloud Atlas (2004), Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery (Part 1)
“And if you threaten my reputation, oh well, I'll have to ruin yours!”
David Mitchell book Cloud Atlas
"Letters from Zedelghem", p. 76
Cloud Atlas (2004), Letters from Zedelghem (Part 1)
Original: (fr) Et si vous nuisez à ma réputation, eh bien, il faudra queue je ruine la vôtre!
