Jasper Fforde Quotes
There are a lot of idiots in this country, and they deserve representation as much as the next man.
Quotes to Explore
-
This process is alchemy: its founder is the smith Vulcan.
-
I think people appreciate honesty.
-
Everything I do is for my parents, None of this matters without them. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be here... If it wasn't for them, if it wasn't for the structure and the backbone that I have, I wouldn't be able to mess up and keep coming back and sit in front of you as a world champion.
-
From my point of view, I'm a totally normal person! Really! I have a family. I have kids. I have a house... I don't have a dog.
-
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
-
One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.
-
I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great.
-
I just think something about being in front of a live audience when you've finished a big dance that you've been working on for so long - I don't think anything can really beat that.
-
Write for yourself. That's it. And write every day.
-
I've tried to show in my most recent book, the 'Irresistible Fairytale', that in order to talk about any genre, particularly what we call simple genre - a myth, a legend, an anecdote, a tall tale, and so on - we really have to understand something about the origin of stories all together.
-
When you're a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.
-
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
-
Don't ally your personal interests with the development of the company.
-
Israel has a fantastic film industry, and many times we are known for our political films or films that have to do with the army. I love the fact that we can show that there are films coming out of Israel that are just for fun.
-
As for my own music, I've never written a book about it. I'm not pedagogical... When I write an abstract piano sonata or a concerto, I write what I feel. I'm not a self-conscious composer.
-
I spent my life studying communism and Soviet systems.
-
He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete.
-
I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.
-
The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
-
Already a third and more of England is in the hands of the Pope. There cannot be two temporal sovereigns in one country; either Edward is King or Urban is king. We make our choice. We accept Edward of England and refute Urban of Rome.
-
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
-
I write about whatever turns up. Every single day, I'm sitting down for three to five hours in the evenings wrestling away and producing far too much verse.
-
There are a lot of idiots in this country, and they deserve representation as much as the next man.
