Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest... - David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
"Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book."
"Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book."
"Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future."
"Travel far enough, you meet yourself."
"Un libro leído a medias es una aventura amorosa incompleta."
"A half-read book is a half-finished love affair."
"I believe there is another world waiting for us. A better world. And I'll be waiting for you there."