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Jasper Fforde Quote: “Mary?” said an officer who was carrying a large potted plant in the manner of someone who thinks it is well outside his job description.”

201. “Mary?” said an officer who was carrying a large potted plant in the manner of someone who thinks it is well outside his job description.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “You’ll also be pleased to know that no resident has been eaten in their sleep here for almost thirty-seven years.”

202. “You’ll also be pleased to know that no resident has been eaten in their sleep here for almost thirty-seven years.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “The sky was like ebony and the only illumination was the harsh white light of the central streetlamp, which cast shadows so hard it seemed you might cut yourself on them.”

203. “The sky was like ebony and the only illumination was the harsh white light of the central streetlamp, which cast shadows so hard it seemed you might cut yourself on them.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “To me, grass is simply a transitional phase for turning sunlight into milk.”

204. “To me, grass is simply a transitional phase for turning sunlight into milk.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “So you could value your own life,” replied the Titan. “Before that you were under the gods’ thumbs, doing their bidding without caring if you lived or died. When you could see that life was worth living by your fear of the unknown that was death, then you could really make things happen.”

205. “So you could value your own life,” replied the Titan. “Before that you were under the gods’ thumbs, doing their bidding without caring if you lived or died. When you could see that life was worth living by your fear of the unknown that was death, then you could really make things happen.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “Believe me, you’re going to have to do much worse than this – in the pursuit of freedom, the innocents will suffer – and at your hands.”

206. “Believe me, you’re going to have to do much worse than this – in the pursuit of freedom, the innocents will suffer – and at your hands.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “Keep your head down, Edward. Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all.”

207. “Keep your head down, Edward. Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “There were seven thermonuclear devices?” queried Parks, who had latched on to Jack’s outlandish explanation without too much difficulty, as should you.”

208. “There were seven thermonuclear devices?” queried Parks, who had latched on to Jack’s outlandish explanation without too much difficulty, as should you.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “In order to fail, first you have to try.”

209. “In order to fail, first you have to try.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “We’re in a psuedoscientific technobabble.”

210. “We’re in a psuedoscientific technobabble.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “Ninety-seven minutes ago,” replied Copperfield. “Killed two male nurses and his doctor with his bare hands. The other three orderlies who accompanied him are critical in the hospital.” “Critical?” “Yes. Don’t like the food, beds uncomfortable, waiting lists too long – usual crap. Other than that they’re fine.”

211. “Ninety-seven minutes ago,” replied Copperfield. “Killed two male nurses and his doctor with his bare hands. The other three orderlies who accompanied him are critical in the hospital.” “Critical?” “Yes. Don’t like the food, beds uncomfortable, waiting lists too long – usual crap. Other than that they’re fine.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “The people to listen to are the ones who don’t say very much.”

212. “The people to listen to are the ones who don’t say very much.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “The Spontaneous Anthropomorphic Event had taken place before I was born, so rabbits talking, wearing summer dresses or driving cars never seemed that unusual to me.”

213. “The Spontaneous Anthropomorphic Event had taken place before I was born, so rabbits talking, wearing summer dresses or driving cars never seemed that unusual to me.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “He jerked a thumb in the direction of the baby on the stretcher, who had put his fingers in his mouth and stopped yelling. ‘That was the driver. Before the accident he was thirty-one. By the time we got here he was eight – in a few hours he’ll be nothing more than a damp patch on the blanket.”

214. “He jerked a thumb in the direction of the baby on the stretcher, who had put his fingers in his mouth and stopped yelling. ‘That was the driver. Before the accident he was thirty-one. By the time we got here he was eight – in a few hours he’ll be nothing more than a damp patch on the blanket.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “We remember David and Catriona Balfour as friends, colleagues, worthy members of our calling, protagonists in Kidnapped and Catriona and for all the booksploring they did – especially finding a way into Barchester, for which we will always be grateful.”

215. “We remember David and Catriona Balfour as friends, colleagues, worthy members of our calling, protagonists in Kidnapped and Catriona and for all the booksploring they did – especially finding a way into Barchester, for which we will always be grateful.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “That’s the point about failure,” I said. “It’s an intrinsic part of success. You win some, then you lose some. But with experience and luck, you learn to lose less as the years go on.”

216. “That’s the point about failure,” I said. “It’s an intrinsic part of success. You win some, then you lose some. But with experience and luck, you learn to lose less as the years go on.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “Now and again. Good residency is about having the power to ask someone to do something, but not necessarily exercising it.”

217. “Now and again. Good residency is about having the power to ask someone to do something, but not necessarily exercising it.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “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.”

218. “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

Jasper Fforde Quote: “The way we see it, London is just one massive money-laundering scheme attached to an impressive public transport system and a few museums, of which even the most honest has more stolen goods than a lock-up garage in Worcester rented by a guy I know called Chalky.”

219. “The way we see it, London is just one massive money-laundering scheme attached to an impressive public transport system and a few museums, of which even the most honest has more stolen goods than a lock-up garage in Worcester rented by a guy I know called Chalky.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “Oh, hullo, Worthing,’ he said in a cheery manner. ‘How are things?’ ‘Outlook stormy with a chance of scattered death moving in randomly from all points of the compass.”

220. “Oh, hullo, Worthing,’ he said in a cheery manner. ‘How are things?’ ‘Outlook stormy with a chance of scattered death moving in randomly from all points of the compass.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “You’re not any of those. But I can’t figure out if you’re a clever person pretending to be thick, a thick person pretending to be clever, or just a chancer stumbling through the Winter without any sort of plan or thought at all.”

221. “You’re not any of those. But I can’t figure out if you’re a clever person pretending to be thick, a thick person pretending to be clever, or just a chancer stumbling through the Winter without any sort of plan or thought at all.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “Prejudice is best lubricated with ignorance.”

222. “Prejudice is best lubricated with ignorance.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “The dismantling of S0-27 had some peculiar and unforeseen consequences, not least the legalizing of lethal force within libraries “for the maintenance of the collections and public order.” Originally intended as a deterrent to thieves, the legislation quickly became known as the “Shush Law,” when overenthusiastic librarians invoked a “violent intervention” for loud talking. Libraries have never been quieter, and theft and vandalism dropped by 72 percent.”

223. “The dismantling of S0-27 had some peculiar and unforeseen consequences, not least the legalizing of lethal force within libraries “for the maintenance of the collections and public order.” Originally intended as a deterrent to thieves, the legislation quickly became known as the “Shush Law,” when overenthusiastic librarians invoked a “violent intervention” for loud talking. Libraries have never been quieter, and theft and vandalism dropped by 72 percent.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “She was, after all, only a rabbit.”

224. “She was, after all, only a rabbit.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “She and I had not exchanged an intelligent word since we first met five hours before, and the reason was readily explained: Mrs Tiffen was dead, and had been for several years.”

225. “She and I had not exchanged an intelligent word since we first met five hours before, and the reason was readily explained: Mrs Tiffen was dead, and had been for several years.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “You’ll know the beginning easily enough; it’s when it all started going weird.”

226. “You’ll know the beginning easily enough; it’s when it all started going weird.”

— Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde Quote: “We are all actors,′ said Connie. ‘Our true feelings and desires hidden behind masks carved from the trammels of accepted social norms. Wouldn’t you say so?”

227. “We are all actors,′ said Connie. ‘Our true feelings and desires hidden behind masks carved from the trammels of accepted social norms. Wouldn’t you say so?”

— Jasper Fforde

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