What’s the opposite of déjà vu, when you see something that hasn’t happened yet?” “I don’t know—avant verrais? Jasper Fforde More Quotes by Jasper Fforde More Quotes From Jasper Fforde I wished I could share my own optimism. Jasper Fforde optimismmy-ownshare Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations. Jasper Fforde situationimagineworld I collect ex-boyfriends -- and more than five, at last count. Jasper Fforde ex-boyfriendfivelasts Marriage, like spinach and opera, was something I had never thought I would like. Jasper Fforde spinachopera Because there's someone else here in East Carmin. Someone hopelessly unsuitable. It's all a really bad idea and will lead to trouble of the worst sort. But no matter what, every minute in her presence makes my life a minute more complete. Jasper Fforde eastmatterideas I loved him, officer. More than any woman ever loved an egg. Jasper Fforde officerseggs What is there to forgive?. . .Ignore forgive and concentrate on living. Life for you is short; far too short to allow small jealousies to infringe on the happiness which can be yours only for the briefest of times. Jasper Fforde live-lifeforgivingtoo-short Scientific thought - indeed, any mode of thought, whether it be religious or philosophical or anything else - is just like the fashions that we wear - only much longer lived. It's a little like a boy band. Jasper Fforde philosophicalfashionreligious The cleanest souls are the easiest to soil. Jasper Fforde soilsoul Words are like leaves,. . .like people really, fond of their own society. Jasper Fforde people We all make mistakes at some time in our lives, some more than others. It is only when the cost is counted in human lives that people really take notice. Jasper Fforde costmistakepeople 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. Jasper Fforde morningrealityfall Sometimes I don't know whether I'm thening or nowing. Jasper Fforde knowssometimes Ordinary adults don't like children to speak of things that are denied them by their own gray minds. Jasper Fforde adultsmindchildren The Goliath Corporation was to altruism what Genghis Khan was to soft furnishings. Jasper Fforde furnishingsgoliathcorporations Who do readers expect to see when they pick up this book? Who has won the Most Troubled Romantic Lead at the BookWorld Awards seventy-seven times in a row? Me. All me. Jasper Fforde sevenawardsbook I shouldn't believe anything I say, if I were you-and that includes what I just told you. Jasper Fforde ifsbelieve A surfeit of information often hides an untruth,” he said, with annoying clarity. Jasper Fforde clarityannoyinginformation Every book should have a romance. Jasper Fforde romanceshould-havebook I work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception. Jasper Fforde mankinderrorsprinciples
