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A surfeit of information often hides an untruth,” he said, with annoying clarity.

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Jasper Fforde
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 11
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Surfeit
Untruth
Hides
Annoying
Clarity
Information
Often

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If you even think about asking Harry Potter for an autograph, your day ends right now.
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I collect ex-boyfriends -- and more than five, at last count.
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People who read my books have an open mind when it comes to new, bizarre, interesting and exciting ideas.
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...being written by someone who might not quite understand the subconscious nuance of the character leaves us in varying degrees of flatness.
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