All Jasper Fforde Quotes
- If you even think about asking Harry Potter for an autograph, your day ends right now. Asking
- A missing arm might ruin your symmetry. Personal asymmetry where I come from is a big taboo and brings great shame on the family and… Arm
- Pretend to be mad and talk a lot. Then — and this is the important bit — do nothing at all until you absolutely have… Absolutely
- 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,… Acceptable
- A surfeit of information often hides an untruth,†he said, with annoying clarity. Annoying
- The industrial age had only just begun; the planet had reached its Best Before date. Age
- He spent his life immersed in books to the cost of everything else, even personal relationships. "Friends," he'd once said, "are probably great, but I… Attention
- The Kingdom of Hereford was unique in the Ununited Kingdoms for having driving tests based on maturity, not age, much to the chagrin of a… Age
- Marriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse. Estate
- Love isn't sensible, Red. I think that's the point. Inspirational
- Do I have to talk to insane people?" "You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory. Afraid
- Love and magic are like oil and water--they just don't mix. Like Oil
- You have many fine qualities that I admire. But you are out of time. You should have been born a century ago, when values such… Admire
- Librarying is a harder profession than the public realizes, he said. People think it's all rubber stamps, knowing that Dewey 521 is celestial mechanics and… All
- Humans like stories. Humans need stories. Stories are good. Stories work. Story clarifies and captures the essence of the human spirit. Story, in all its… All
- That's the thing about destiny: It can't be predicted, and it's usually pretty odd. Destiny
- I wished I could share my own optimism. Inspirational
- Everything comes to an end. A good bottle of wine, a summer’s day, a long-running sitcom, one’s life, and eventually our species. The question for… Anything Vaguely
- Cats aren't really friendly, they're just cozying up to the dominant life-form as a hedge against extinction. Cat
- Sometimes choice is a luxury that fate does not afford us. Afford