“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...”
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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. more
“If a man has a great deal to put in them, a day will have a hundred pockets.”
“My enemies are worms, cool days, and most of all woodchucks.”
“...anticipation of happiness can sometimes be as gratifying as its consummation.”
“We have defied the day as it was set out for us.”
“When things go well for days on end, it is an hilarious accident.”
“Days will pass, but the scars of wounds do not disappear. ”
“Every day has a story to tell. Can you hear it?”