Jasper Fforde Quotes
He spent his life immersed in books to the cost of everything else, even personal relationships. "Friends," he'd once said, "are probably great, but I have forty thousands friends of my own already, and each of them needs my attention.

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After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.
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Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.
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Orchestra had a little brass ensemble on two tracks as well, but the rest was me. I knew I couldn't continue in this direction, even if people liked it, because I can only duplicate myself.
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It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.
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Near the end of my career, I saw things that didn't make too much sense to me when I was a kid.
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Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
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The best a health care system can do is to equip itself to meet the needs of each individual woman and birth. Those needs run the gamut from undisturbed home birth to planned cesarean section.
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My driving record is not exemplary, but I have never had a speeding ticket over 100 m.p.h. I can say that unequivocally.
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The First Amendment applies to rogues and scoundrels. You don't lose your First Amendment rights because of a sleazy personality, or even for having committed a crime. Felons in jail are protected by the First Amendment.
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I've turned down twentysomething million dollars for movies.
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As I view the Republicans in Congress, I don't see them as a real reflection of many Republicans in our country.
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I'm not trying to set the world on fire; I just want to make really beautiful clothes that women want to wear, can afford, and can really see themselves in.
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Love is so unconditional; love liberates; love is the reason why I do what I do, and so I think it is the greatest gift we have.
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Oh. Yes. There. Is. A. Lot of pressure. As a solo singer. Absolutely.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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Jay Leno is not a guy who likes change. He eats the same food every day.
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Hey, we all have our fear. Mine is bugs and lobsters!
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I don't do lies!
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I wrestle in a big way with August Wilson's work in that I at times admire it and at times feel infuriated by it, which is weirdly more influential than loving someone entirely.
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Some hurts can never be mended" he said. "No matter how much time passes. They tattoo themselves on our souls
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You know, it's a different world now, but to skip ahead and really answer your question, only in the last five years did I find what I call holy maturity, finding the balance, finding the right person in my life so that I could live a normal life.
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He spent his life immersed in books to the cost of everything else, even personal relationships. "Friends," he'd once said, "are probably great, but I have forty thousands friends of my own already, and each of them needs my attention.