“If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution.”

Jasper Fforde

“Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.”

Jasper Fforde

“Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of...”

Jasper Fforde

“Don't ever call me mad, Mycroft. I'm not mad. I'm just ... well, differently moraled, that's all.”

Jasper Fforde

“Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.”

Jasper Fforde