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...the landscape inside Lord of the Rings was so stunning and so stupendous that it could be absorbed as a form of nourishment.
Jasper Fforde
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Jasper Fforde
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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The best plans are always the simplest.
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Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition.
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Pretend to be mad and talk a lot. Then — and this is the important bit — do nothing at all until you absolutely have to and then make sure everyone dies.
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If you even think about asking Harry Potter for an autograph, your day ends right now.
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Sometimes I don't know whether I'm thening or nowing.
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Dead. Never been that before. Not even once.
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I'll tell you what love is I said, It is blind devotion, unquestioning self humiliation, utter submission, trust and belief against yourself and against the whole world, giving up your heart and soul to the smiter.
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