Jasper Fforde quotes - page 4

Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just... well,, that's all. (Jasper Fforde)
Fanfiction isn't copying - it's a. One long party, from the first capital letter to the last full stop! View quote
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I just write books, and I do it without any notion of what I should do or shouldn't do. View quote
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You'll like it here; everyone ismad. View quote
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I still feel threatened by academics, but my books have a lot of academic in-jokes and everybody assumes I went to university and studied English. View quote
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I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz. View quote
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Our notions of self-determination are, on the whole, something of a myth. We are governed almost exclusively by our own peculiar habits, which makes those who rail against them that much more remarkable. View quote
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Every book should have a romance. View quote
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It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good. View quote
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My mind wanders terribly. I'm not wholly annoyed by my daydreaming as it has been immense use to me as regards imaginative thought, but it doesn't help when it comes to concentration. And writing needs concentration - lots of it. View quote
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Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing. (Jasper Fforde)
There is a certain degree of 'steampunkishness' that creeps into my books. View quote
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So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix. View quote
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