"Literary detection and firearms don't really go hand……" — Jasper Fforde
"Literary detection and firearms don't really go hand in hand; pen mighter than the sword and so forth."
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159 Quotes by Jasper Fforde
Jasper Fforde has 159 quotes on this site.
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If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher.
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Edward, Edward," he said with a patronising smile, "there are no unanswered questions of any relevance. Every question that we…
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[from the television show,"Evade the Question Time"]At the end of the first round, I will award three points to Mr.…
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People don't change just because you know more about them.
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Writing is not something you can do or you can't. It's not even something that 'other people do' or 'for…
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Writing needs to be practiced; there is a limit to how much can be gleaned from a teacher or a…
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Writing is a subtle art that is reached mostly by self-discovery and experimentation.
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Love is a wonderful thing, my dear, but it leaves you wide open for blackmail.
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We're in a psuedoscientific technobabble.
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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.
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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…
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Growth purely for its own sake is the philosophy of cancer.
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More Detection Quotes
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Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science, and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner.…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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It is not possible to provide evidence of life after death to the five senses anymore than it is possible…
— Gary Zukav
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You can't hold firewalls and intrusion detection systems accountable. You can only hold people accountable.
— Unknown Author
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It drove home, personally, the value of early detection and education and intervention.
— Janet Napolitano
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We are a testament to the importance of early detection and new treatments. I encourage all women everywhere to advocate…
— Sheryl Crow
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Early detection is key," she said. "And if I hadn't found my lump early, I don't know what would have…
— Olivia Newton-John
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They were ... pure and unadulterated photographs, and sometimes they hinted at the existence of visual truths that had escaped…
— John Szarkowski
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Photography through the camera is an instrument of detection. We photograph not only what we know, but also what we…
— Lisette Model
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I am joining the more than 200,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. We are a…
— Sheryl Crow
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I don’t think I would ever want to be a writer of detective stories - but I would like to…
— Mary Lavin
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Everyone needs to be proactive and know the various warning signs of cancer. Early detection and research to make detection…
— Dennis Franz
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Advice, as it always gives a temporary appearance of superiority, can never be very grateful, even when it is most…
— Samuel Johnson
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