"I can feel the stuff I don't say rotting inside me like mildewy spuds in a sack." - Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

"Eavesdropping's sort of thrilling 'cause you learn what people really think, but eavesdropping makes you miserable for exactly the same reason." - Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

"Jesus, I envy anyone who can say what they want at the same time as they think it, without needing to test it for stammer-words." - Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

"Dead things show you what you'll be too one day." - Black Swan Green by David Mitchell

"When people listen they make a listening noise." - Black Swan Green by David Mitchell