“The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable.”
Jasper Fforde“Comedy was one of those genres that while appearing quite jolly was actually highly dangerous.”
Jasper Fforde, One of Our Thursdays Is Missing“I hope that in my books there's an undertone of politics, basic tenets of how we should live.”
Jasper Fforde“So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix.”
Jasper Fforde“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.”
Jasper Fforde“Sometimes I wonder if the human race isn't collectively as mad as a sack of door knobs.”
Jasper Fforde“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”
Jasper Fforde“You're just a huge romantic at heart, aren't you?""If there's cash involved, I'm anything you want me to be.”
Jasper Fforde“The only way to write is to write. Writers write. And when they’ve written, they write some more.”
Jasper Fforde