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

Jasper Fforde

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Jasper Fforde
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 11
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Annoying
Clarity
Information
Often
Surfeit
Untruth
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Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.
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