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Jasper Fforde Quotes

If you enjoyed laughing in the face of death, you might like to have a crack at High Saffron. One hundred merits, and all you have to do is take a look.’ ‘I understand there’s a one hundred percent fatality rate?’ ‘True. But up until the moment of death there was a one hundred percent survival rate. Really, I shouldn’t let anything as meaningless as statistics put you off Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz Picture Quote #1

I’m not sure my books would translate into movies very easily. So rather than have someone do a terrible job, I haven’t been willing to sell them Picture Quote #1

There is a certain degree of ‘steampunkishness’ that creeps into my books Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Those that can be troubled to muse upon the meaning of life are general disappointed when they figure it out Picture Quote #1

Do I have to talk to insane people?You’re a librarian now. I’m afraid it’s mandatory Picture Quote #1

Death doesn’t care about personalities - he’s more interested in meeting quotas Picture Quote #1

I started writing because I wanted to write scripts, but I wasn’t very good at it. Then I started writing short stories, sort of as treatments for the film scripts, and I found I enjoyed writing short stories far more than I enjoyed writing film scripts. Then the short stories got longer and longer and suddenly, I had novels Picture Quote #1

Keep your head down, Edward. Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all Picture Quote #1

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I’m beginning to think you’re the sort of person who does a great deal with very little.He meant a liar Picture Quote #1

The only member of the inner sanctum of licensed sorcerers absent was Patrick of Ludlow, who was busy moving an oak for a wealthy client eager to alphabetize his arboretum Picture Quote #1

The government was to raise the duty on cheese to 83 percent, an unpopular move that would doubtless have the more militant citizens picketing cheese shops Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

How many people want to read about three disreputable pigs and a dopey wolf with a disposition towards house demolition? Picture Quote #1

Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of the literary world Picture Quote #1

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After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more Picture Quote #1

Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature Picture Quote #1

Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just... well, differently moraled, that's all Picture Quote #1

Death, I had discovered long ago, was available in varying flavors, and none of them particularly palatable Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Ordinary adults don't like children to speak of things that are denied them by their own gray minds Picture Quote #1

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We all make mistakes at some time in our lives, some more than others. It is only when the cost is counted in human lives that people really take notice Picture Quote #1

The barriers between reality and fiction are softer than we think; a bit like a frozen lake. Hundreds of people can walk across it, but then one evening a thin spot develops and someone falls through; the hole is frozen over by the following morning Picture Quote #1

What is there to forgive?... Ignore forgive and concentrate on living. Life for you is short; far too short to allow small jealousies to infringe on the happiness which can be yours only for the briefest of times Picture Quote #1

Maybe those sorts of yes-or-no life-and-death decisions are easier to make because they are so black and white. I can cope with them because it's easier. Human emotions, well... they're just a fathomless collection of grays and I don't do so well on the midtones Picture Quote #1

Goodness is weakness, pleasantness is poisonous, serenity is mediocrity and kindness is for losers. The best reason for committing loathsome and detestable acts – and let's face it, I am considered something of an expert in this field – is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the taste of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by almost anyone with an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good – Picture Quote #1

Without unscrambled eggs, there was no time travel, no more depredation of the now, and we could look to a brighter future of long-term thought - and more reading Picture Quote #1

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If you enjoyed laughing in the face of death, you might like to have a crack at High Saffron. One hundred merits, and all you have to do is take a look.’ ‘I understand there’s a one hundred percent fatality rate?’ ‘True. But up until the moment of death there was a one hundred percent survival rate. Really, I shouldn’t let anything as meaningless as statistics put you off (Jasper Fforde Quotes) 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 (Jasper Fforde Quotes) 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 (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I have a very varied taste in music. Everything from rap to classical to Latino to Rat Pack to jazz (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I’m not sure my books would translate into movies very easily. So rather than have someone do a terrible job, I haven’t been willing to sell them. (Jasper Fforde Quotes) There is a certain degree of ‘steampunkishness’ that creeps into my books (Jasper Fforde Quotes) So my humor, I’d say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It’s an interesting mix. (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Those that can be troubled to muse upon the meaning of life are general disappointed when they figure it out. (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Do I have to talk to insane people?You’re a librarian now. I’m afraid it’s mandatory. (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Death doesn’t care about personalities - he’s more interested in meeting quotas (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I started writing because I wanted to write scripts, but I wasn’t very good at it. Then I started writing short stories, sort of as treatments for the film scripts, and I found I enjoyed writing short stories far more than I enjoyed writing film scripts. Then the short stories got longer and longer and suddenly, I had novels. (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Keep your head down, Edward. Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all. (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I’m beginning to think you’re the sort of person who does a great deal with very little.He meant a liar. (Jasper Fforde Quotes) The only member of the inner sanctum of licensed sorcerers absent was Patrick of Ludlow, who was busy moving an oak for a wealthy client eager to alphabetize his arboretum (Jasper Fforde Quotes) The government was to raise the duty on cheese to 83 percent, an unpopular move that would doubtless have the more militant citizens picketing cheese shops (Jasper Fforde Quotes) 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 (Jasper Fforde Quotes) How many people want to read about three disreputable pigs and a dopey wolf with a disposition towards house demolition? (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of the literary world (Jasper Fforde Quotes) After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Mr. McGregor's a nasty piece of work, isn't he? Quite the Darth Vader of children's literature (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just... well, differently moraled, that's all (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Death, I had discovered long ago, was available in varying flavors, and none of them particularly palatable (Jasper Fforde Quotes) 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 Quotes) Ordinary adults don't like children to speak of things that are denied them by their own gray minds (Jasper Fforde Quotes) We all make mistakes at some time in our lives, some more than others. It is only when the cost is counted in human lives that people really take notice (Jasper Fforde Quotes) The barriers between reality and fiction are softer than we think; a bit like a frozen lake. Hundreds of people can walk across it, but then one evening a thin spot develops and someone falls through; the hole is frozen over by the following morning (Jasper Fforde Quotes) What is there to forgive?... Ignore forgive and concentrate on living. Life for you is short; far too short to allow small jealousies to infringe on the happiness which can be yours only for the briefest of times (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Maybe those sorts of yes-or-no life-and-death decisions are easier to make because they are so black and white. I can cope with them because it's easier. Human emotions, well... they're just a fathomless collection of grays and I don't do so well on the midtones (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Goodness is weakness, pleasantness is poisonous, serenity is mediocrity and kindness is for losers. The best reason for committing loathsome and detestable acts – and let's face it, I am considered something of an expert in this field – is purely for their own sake. Monetary gain is all very well, but it dilutes the taste of wickedness to a lower level that is obtainable by almost anyone with an overdeveloped sense of avarice. True and baseless evil is as rare as the purest good – (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Without unscrambled eggs, there was no time travel, no more depredation of the now, and we could look to a brighter future of long-term thought - and more reading (Jasper Fforde Quotes)

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