What did Jasper Fforde mean by: I collect ex-boyfriends — and more than five, at last count. Jasper Fforde Author · England Copy
+ Defiance through compliance. Author, September 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Compliance, Defiance, Paradox, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
Don’t move,” said Sprockett.”Mimes don’t generally attack unless they are threatened. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Comedy, Threat, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
The Goliath Corporation was to altruism what Genghis Khan was to soft furnishings. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Comparison, Exaggeration, Satire, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
Marriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Honor, Marriage, Relationship, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
+ Books” – Snell smiled – “are a kind of magic. Author, September 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Literature, Magic, Wonder, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
That’s the thing about destiny: It can’t be predicted, and it’s usually pretty odd. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Destiny, Oddity, Prediction, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
If you even think about asking Harry Potter for an autograph, your day ends right now. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Celebrity, Fandom, Warning, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
Mr. McGregor’s a nasty piece of work, isn’t he? Quite the Darth Vader of children’s literature. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jasper Fforde, Antagonism, Comparison, Literature, 0 Jasper Fforde Author · England
The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The flatterer does not think highly enough of himself or of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We are more sociable, and get on better with people by the heart than the intellect. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France