Jasper Fforde Quotes

“Comedy was one of those genres that while appearing quite jolly was actually highly dangerous.”

“Comedy was one of those genres that while appearing quite jolly was actually highly dangerous.”

“magic swirls about us like an invisible fog of energy that can be tapped by those gifted enough, using a variety of techniques that center on layered spelling, mumbled incantations, and a burst of concentrated thought channeled through the index fingers. The technical name for this energy is "variable electro-gravitational mutable subatomic force," which doesn't mean anything at all--confused scientists just gave it an important-sounding name so as not to lose face. The usual term is "wizidrical energy," or simply "the crackle.”

“I hope that in my books there's an undertone of politics, basic tenets of how we should live.”

“So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix.”

“Honor is kind of what you get when you weaponize manners ...”

“You’re talking about gold and silver, cash and securities. I’m talking about the sheer beauty of the land, the value of unpolluted parkland made wild and staying wild forever.”

“Honor is kind of what you get when you weaponize manners”

“Sometimes I wonder if the human race isn't collectively as mad as a sack of door knobs.”

“I am boring, but I'm ok with it. I'm the anchor, the shoulder...I'm an average man...with a truly extraordinary wife”

“You're just a huge romantic at heart, aren't you?""If there's cash involved, I'm anything you want me to be.”