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If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher.

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Jasper Fforde
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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That's the thing about destiny: It can't be predicted, and it's usually pretty odd.
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There's something rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet says...it's payback time!
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Scientific thought - indeed, any mode of thought, whether it be religious or philosophical or anything else - is just like the fashions that we wear - only much longer lived. It's a little like a boy band.
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I have the death sentence in seven genres.
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Edward, Edward, he said with a patronising smile, there are no unanswered questions of any relevance. Every question that we need to ask has been answered fully. If you can't find the correct answer then you are obviously asking the wrong question.
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Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations.
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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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Marriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse.
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Don't move, said Sprockett.Mimes don't generally attack unless they are threatened.
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If you even think about asking Harry Potter for an autograph, your day ends right now.
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Cats aren't really friendly, they're just cozying up to the dominant life-form as a hedge against extinction.
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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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Failure concentrates the mind wonderfully. If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.
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