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Jasper Fforde Quotes

I was born on a Thursday, hence the name. My brother was born on a Monday and they called him Anton - go figure. My mother was called Wednesday, but was born on a Sunday - I don't know why - and my father had no name at all - his identity and existence had been scrubbed by the ChronoGuard after he went rogue. To all intents and purposes he didn't exist at all. It didn't matter. He was always Dad to me Picture Quote #1

Sometimes your destiny takes you to dark places where you'd rather not be, but destiny, as they say, is destiny Picture Quote #1

Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough Picture Quote #1

Love is a wonderful thing, my dear, but it leaves you wide open for blackmail Picture Quote #1

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

The fun one can have writing books about books is limitless, to be honest Picture Quote #1

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Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition Picture Quote #1

Marriage, like spinach and opera, was something I had never thought I would like Picture Quote #1

I think Wordsworth was as surprised to see me as I was him. It can't be usual to go to your favorite memory only to find someone already there, admiring the view ahead of you Picture Quote #1

I got mixed up with some oddness in my youth, and the long and short of it is that I can't shuffle off this mortal coil until I have read the ten most boring classics Picture Quote #1

I wasn't particularly worried; running is overrated anyway, and sport only makes you sweaty and smug and wears out the knees Picture Quote #1

Truly competent Literary Detectives are as rare as truthful men, Mr. Tweed - you can see her potential as clearly as I can. Frightened of someone stealing your thunder, perhaps? Picture Quote #1

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So you're going to have to ask yourselves on simple question: Which one of us is speaking now? Picture Quote #1

All the great unanswered questions of the world will be answered. Who are we? What are we here for? Where will we end up? And most important of all: Can mankind actually get any stupider? Picture Quote #1

Though his death would not fill me with any sense of sadness, I would probably feel the loss. Even enemies are part of one Picture Quote #1

All of everything came into existence simply because it wanted to be. The big bang wasn't so much a big bang as a hasty dash toward an opportunity to trade nothingness for somethingness. The main contributory factor to the entire universe was a momentary effect in need of a cause Picture Quote #1

Keep people reading books, Mum; it helps to reinforce and strengthen the indefinable moments that anchor us in the here and now. Strive for the long now Picture Quote #1

Governments might come and go, wars will reshape the Ununited Kingdoms many times. But companies will stay, and flourish. Show me any major even on this planet and I will show you the economic reason behind it. Commerce is all powerful, Miss Strange. Commerce rules our lives Picture Quote #1

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Humans are more or less identical except for a few peculiar habits generally delineated by geographic circumstances and historical precedent. But essentially, they´re all identical and reading from the same rulebook. To get along you have to appreciate the rules, but also know that other people know the rules - and that they know that you know the rules. Get it? Picture Quote #1

Most of Mycroft's ideas were far too dangerous to even think about, much less let loose on a world unprepared for hyper-radical thought Picture Quote #1

I hate to admit it, but governmental deviousness is usually better explained by incompetence, vanity, and the need to protect one's job at all costs Picture Quote #1

But the truth inevitably found me, as important truths often do, like a lost thought in need of a mind Picture Quote #1

She was the sort of parent you would want to have living close by, but only on the grounds that she would then never come to stay. I loved her dearly, but in small doses Picture Quote #1

The convent of the sacred order of the Blessed Ladies of the Lobster had once been a dank and dark medieval castle but was now, after a lick of paint and a few throw pillows, a dank and dark convent Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes, a word succeeds beyond the wildest dreams of its creators, like a virus sent into the world to infect common speech Picture Quote #1

Acceptable rules of conduct were suspended when it came to the spoon shortage. The deficit had gotten so bad that prices were all but unaffordable, and dynastic spoon succession had become a matter of considerable interest. Spoons were even postcode engraved and carried on one's person to eliminate theft, and good table manners, one of the eight pillars upon which the collective was built, had been relaxed to allow tea to be stirred - shockingly - with the handle of a fork Picture Quote #1

Reading, I had learned, was as creative a process as writing, sometimes more so. When we read of the dying rays of the setting sun or the boom and swish of the incoming tide, we should reserve as much praise for ourselves as for the author. After all, the reader is doing all the work - the writer might have died long ago Picture Quote #1

My temper began to rise - always a bad sign. I would probably end up doing something stupid Picture Quote #1

The universe always moves from an ordered state to a disordered one; that a glass may fall to the ground and shatter yet you never see a broken glass reassemble itself and then jump back on the table Picture Quote #1

Try to be pleasant to one another, get plenty of fresh air, read a good book now and then, depose your government when it suspends the free press, try to use the mechanism of the state to adjudicate fairly and employ diplomatic means wherever possible to avoid armed conflict Picture Quote #1

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I was born on a Thursday, hence the name. My brother was born on a Monday and they called him Anton - go figure. My mother was called Wednesday, but was born on a Sunday - I don't know why - and my father had no name at all - his identity and existence had been scrubbed by the ChronoGuard after he went rogue. To all intents and purposes he didn't exist at all. It didn't matter. He was always Dad to me (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Sometimes your destiny takes you to dark places where you'd rather not be, but destiny, as they say, is destiny (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Love is a wonderful thing, my dear, but it leaves you wide open for blackmail (Jasper Fforde Quotes) There is a certain degree of steampunkishness that creeps into my books (Jasper Fforde Quotes) The fun one can have writing books about books is limitless, to be honest (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Marriage, like spinach and opera, was something I had never thought I would like (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I think Wordsworth was as surprised to see me as I was him. It can't be usual to go to your favorite memory only to find someone already there, admiring the view ahead of you (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I got mixed up with some oddness in my youth, and the long and short of it is that I can't shuffle off this mortal coil until I have read the ten most boring classics (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I wasn't particularly worried; running is overrated anyway, and sport only makes you sweaty and smug and wears out the knees (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Truly competent Literary Detectives are as rare as truthful men, Mr. Tweed - you can see her potential as clearly as I can. Frightened of someone stealing your thunder, perhaps? (Jasper Fforde Quotes) So you're going to have to ask yourselves on simple question: Which one of us is speaking now? (Jasper Fforde Quotes) All the great unanswered questions of the world will be answered. Who are we? What are we here for? Where will we end up? And most important of all: Can mankind actually get any stupider? (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Though his death would not fill me with any sense of sadness, I would probably feel the loss. Even enemies are part of one (Jasper Fforde Quotes) All of everything came into existence simply because it wanted to be. The big bang wasn't so much a big bang as a hasty dash toward an opportunity to trade nothingness for somethingness. The main contributory factor to the entire universe was a momentary effect in need of a cause (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Keep people reading books, Mum; it helps to reinforce and strengthen the indefinable moments that anchor us in the here and now. Strive for the long now (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Governments might come and go, wars will reshape the Ununited Kingdoms many times. But companies will stay, and flourish. Show me any major even on this planet and I will show you the economic reason behind it. Commerce is all powerful, Miss Strange. Commerce rules our lives (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Humans are more or less identical except for a few peculiar habits generally delineated by geographic circumstances and historical precedent. But essentially, they´re all identical and reading from the same rulebook. To get along you have to appreciate the rules, but also know that other people know the rules - and that they know that you know the rules. Get it? (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Most of Mycroft's ideas were far too dangerous to even think about, much less let loose on a world unprepared for hyper-radical thought (Jasper Fforde Quotes) I hate to admit it, but governmental deviousness is usually better explained by incompetence, vanity, and the need to protect one's job at all costs (Jasper Fforde Quotes) But the truth inevitably found me, as important truths often do, like a lost thought in need of a mind (Jasper Fforde Quotes) She was the sort of parent you would want to have living close by, but only on the grounds that she would then never come to stay. I loved her dearly, but in small doses (Jasper Fforde Quotes) The convent of the sacred order of the Blessed Ladies of the Lobster had once been a dank and dark medieval castle but was now, after a lick of paint and a few throw pillows, a dank and dark convent (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Sometimes, a word succeeds beyond the wildest dreams of its creators, like a virus sent into the world to infect common speech (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Acceptable rules of conduct were suspended when it came to the spoon shortage. The deficit had gotten so bad that prices were all but unaffordable, and dynastic spoon succession had become a matter of considerable interest. Spoons were even postcode engraved and carried on one's person to eliminate theft, and good table manners, one of the eight pillars upon which the collective was built, had been relaxed to allow tea to be stirred - shockingly - with the handle of a fork (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Reading, I had learned, was as creative a process as writing, sometimes more so. When we read of the dying rays of the setting sun or the boom and swish of the incoming tide, we should reserve as much praise for ourselves as for the author. After all, the reader is doing all the work - the writer might have died long ago (Jasper Fforde Quotes) My temper began to rise - always a bad sign. I would probably end up doing something stupid (Jasper Fforde Quotes) The universe always moves from an ordered state to a disordered one; that a glass may fall to the ground and shatter yet you never see a broken glass reassemble itself and then jump back on the table (Jasper Fforde Quotes) Try to be pleasant to one another, get plenty of fresh air, read a good book now and then, depose your government when it suspends the free press, try to use the mechanism of the state to adjudicate fairly and employ diplomatic means wherever possible to avoid armed conflict (Jasper Fforde Quotes)

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