Jasper Fforde quotes - page 2

If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution. (Jasper Fforde)
I could almost see common sense and denial fighting away at each other within her. In the end, denial won, as it so often does. View quote
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For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert. View quote
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Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition. View quote
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The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable. View quote
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Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations. View quote
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Almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. View quote
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If it weren't for greed, intolerance, hate, passion and murder, you would have no works of art, no great buildings, no medical science, no Mozart, no Van Gough, no Muppets and no Louis Armstrong. View quote
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The safest course was actually the simplest-do nothing at all and hope everything turned out for the best. It wasn't a great plan, but it had the benefits of simplicity and a long tradition. View quote
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the best lies to tell are the ones people want to believe. View quote
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I work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception. (Jasper Fforde)
People who read my books have an open mind when it comes to new, bizarre, interesting and exciting ideas. View quote
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The fun one can have writing books about books is limitless, to be honest. View quote
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Reality TV was to me the worst form of entertainment--the modern equivalent of paying sixpence to watch lunatics howling at the wall down at the local madhouse. View quote
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You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library.' She pointed to the shelf opposite. 'Over there was, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe. View quote
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Death, I had discovered long ago, was available in varying flavors, and none of them particularly palatable. View quote
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History has rewritten itself so many times I'm not really sure how it was to begin with -- it's a bit like trying to guess the original color of a wall when it's been repainted eight times. View quote
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Have you ever wondered how nostalgia isn"t what it used to be? View quote
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There's something rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet says... it's payback time! View quote
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I would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts! View quote
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Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books. (Jasper Fforde)
Two minds with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one. View quote
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Sorry," [Hamlet] said, rubbing his temples. "I don't know what came over me. All of a sudden I had this overwhelming desire to talk for a very long time without actually doing anything. View quote
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Her majesty is one verb short of a sentence. View quote
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Dead. Never been that before. Not even once. View quote
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