More quotes by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

"Faith, the least exclusive club on Earth, has the craftiest doorman. Every time I've stepped through its wide-open doorway, I find myself stepping out on the street again."
"The better organized the state, the duller its humanity."
"A half-read book is a half-finished love affair."
"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."
"I believe there is another world waiting for us. A better world. And I'll be waiting for you there."