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#1

“After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots

tags: reading

1866 likes

#2

“Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair

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#3

“Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of the literary world.”
― Jasper Fforde, First Among Sequels

tags: humor, poetry

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#4

“Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair

tags: books, jane-eyre

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#5

“Books may look like nothing more than words on a page, but they are actually an infinitely complex imaginotransference technology that translates odd, inky squiggles into pictures inside your head.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots

tags: books

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#6

“Do I have to talk to insane people?"
"You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Woman Who Died a Lot

tags: crazy-people, librarians

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#7

“I would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts!”
― Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book

tags: first-person, humor, pov

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#8

“You'll like it here; everyone is quite mad.”
― Jasper Fforde, Lost in a Good Book

tags: ua-of-w-cat

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#9

“Yes, and imagine a world where there were no hypothetical situations.”
― Jasper Fforde, First Among Sequels

tags: hypothetical-situation, imagination, time-travel

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#10

“Have you ever wondered how nostalgia isn"t what it used to be?”
― Jasper Fforde, First Among Sequels

tags: nostalgia, time-travel

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#11

“To espresso or to latte, that is the question...whether 'tis tastier on the palate to choose white mocha over plain...or to take a cup to go. Or a mug to stay, or extra cream, or have nothing, and by opposing the endless choice, end one's heartache...”
― Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten

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#12

“How easy it is to judge rightly after one sees what evil comes from judging wrongly.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

tags: evil, judgement, right

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#13

“A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

tags: advice, children, education, friendship, guidance, independence, parenthood

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#14

“I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else has got to say.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Cranford

tags: humor, independent-thought, reasoning, self-trust

209 likes

#15

“I won't say she was silly, but I think one of us was silly, and it was not me.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

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#16

“As she realized what might have been, she grew to be thankful for what was.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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#17

“Oh, I can't describe my home. It is home, and I can't put its charm into words”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

tags: elizabeth-gaskell, margaret-hale, north-and-south

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#18

“A girl in love will do a good deal.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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#19

“The French girls would tell you, to believe that you were pretty would make you so.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

tags: beauty, prettiness, self-esteem

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#20

“Did I ever say an engagement was an elephant, madam?”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

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#21

“Nothing like the act of eating for equalizing men. Dying is nothing to it.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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#22

“Similarity of opinion is not always—I think not often—needed for fullness and perfection of love.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Ruth

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#23

“But the trees were gorgeous in their autumnal leafiness - the warm odours of flowers and herb came sweet upon the sense.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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#24

“Nevertheless, his moustachios are splendid.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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#25

“Yet is was very difficult to seperate her interpretation, and keep it distinct from his meaning.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South

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#26

“All sorts of thoughts cross one's mind—it depends upon whether one gives them harbour and encouragement”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

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#27

“There is always a pleasure in unravelling a mystery, in catching at the gossamer clue which will guide to certainty.”
― Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton

tags: clues, mysteries, unraveling

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#28

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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#29

“Well, we all make mistakes, dear, so just put it behind you. We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea

tags: inspirational, mistakes

2192 likes

#30

“I am simply a 'book drunkard.' Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them.”
― L.M. Montgomery

tags: books

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