"Humans like stories. Humans need stories. Stories are good. Stories work. Story clarifies and captures the essence of the human spirit. Story, in all its formsâ€”of life, of love, of knowledgeâ€”has traced the upward surge of mankind. And story, you mark my words, will be with the last human to draw breath."

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Source : Jasper Fforde (2007). “Thursday Next: First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel”, p.201, Penguin

Jasper Fforde

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“In a way, comedy is like sex. The more noise you hear, the better you think you're doing.”
“Pussy cat, ***** cat, I love you, yes I do. You and your ***** cat nose.”
“One of my complaints with American TV characters is that they all have a particular schtick, a hook.”

Source : "Today" Interview, www.today.com. Ocotber 1, 2007.
“When people come to Jamaica, we don't want them to think about the problems of Jamaica. So let them come be in their paradise.”
“Poets use metaphors and symbolism to construct images. I construct my images in the same way, except that I am using a different form.”
“Make it plain that you have no time for war, that you have more important things to do....let the diplomats and marshals of the earth shoot each other.”
“He plants his feet stubbornly, adopting what he must think is an heroic post. He's just begging for a pigeon to fly by and relieve itself.”
“I urge researchers to make use of the opportunities that are available to them and to do all they can to fulfill the promise that stem cell research offers.”

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