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Jasper Fforde is a British novelist known for his unique sense of humor and his skillful blending of reality and fantasy. His works are characterized by complex narrative structures and rich imagination, which have won him a wide readership.

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Famous Jasper Fforde Quotes

“Writing is not something you can do or you can't. It's not even something that 'other people do' or 'for smart people only' or even 'for people who finished school and went to University'. Nonsense. Anyone can do it. But no-one can do it straight off the bat. Like plastering, brain surgery or assembling truck engines, you have to do a bit of training - get your hands dirty - and make some mistakes.”

People Writing Hands School Bits Can Do Mistake Brain Smart Training University Finished Dirty Nonsense Engines Bats Surgery Truck Smart People Assembling Brain Surgery Finished School

Author:Jasper Fforde

“History has rewritten itself so many times I'm not really sure how it was to begin with -- it's a bit like trying to guess the original color of a wall when it's been repainted eight times.”

Trying Bits Color Wall Originals Eight

Author:Jasper Fforde

“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.”

People Thinking Reality Fall Bits Walks Fiction Morning Following Holes Spots Evening Lakes Barriers Frozen Frozen Lake

Author:Jasper Fforde

“For a taste that's a bit more distinct, eat a bird before it's extinct.”

Bits Taste Bird

Book:Something Rotten: A Thursday Next Novel

Source: Something Rotten: A Thursday Next Novel

“Ill-fitting grammar are like ill-fitting shoes. You can get used to it for a bit, but then one day your toes fall off and you can't walk to the bathroom.”

Used Fall Bits Walks One Day Shoes Ill Toes Bathroom Grammar Fitting

Book:One of our Thursdays is Missing: Thursday Next

Source: One of our Thursdays is Missing: Thursday Next

“Pretend to be mad and talk a lot. Then — and this is the important bit — do nothing at all until you absolutely have to and then make sure everyone dies.”

Important Dies Bits Mad

Book:Something Rotten: A Thursday Next Novel

Source: Something Rotten: A Thursday Next Novel

“I don't need you to agree with me," she said quietly." I'll go away happy with a little bit of doubt. Doubt is good. It's an emotion we can build on. Perhaps if we feed it with curiosity it will blossom into something useful, like suspicion - and action.”

Ifs Needs Littles Said Action Bits Emotion Doubt Little Bit Agree Curiosity Going Away Suspicion Need You Don't Need You I Don't Need You

Book:Shades of Grey

Source: Shades of Grey

About the Author

Born: January 11, 1961
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 228

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