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Our notions of self-determination are, on the whole, something of a myth. We are governed almost exclusively by our own peculiar habits, which makes those who rail against them that much more remarkable.

Jasper Fforde

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Jasper Fforde
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 11
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Makes
Habits
Self
Peculiar
Whole
Remarkable
Much
Myth
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Determination
Rail
Notion
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Governed

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Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition.
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