Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"A surfeit of information often hides an untruth,” he said, with annoying clarity."
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"A surfeit of information often hides an untruth,” he said, with annoying clarity."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"Marriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"…the known had been so long dwarfed by the unknown that confusion was an easy bedfellow."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"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."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"The front room of his house was what I called 'untidy chic'. Prefects weren't subject to the same Rules on room tidiness, but since no one really enjoyed clutter, a certain style of ordered untidiness was generally considered de couleur for a prefect's room."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"Curiosity is a descending stair…that leads to only who-knows-where."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"You want me to spy on a National Colour operative''Wow,' she said, 'you got it. I thought I was going to have to explain that one for a lot longer."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"Never underestimate the capacity for romance, no matter what the circumstances."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"There's more to good or bad than what's written in the Rulebook."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"Believe me, you're going to have to do much worse than this--in the pursuit of freedom, the innocents will suffer--and at your hands."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"Keep your head down, Edward. Those that see too much quickly find themselves seeing nothing at all."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"In fact, the room was so quiet you might have heard a drop of paint splash."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"The cucumber and the tomato are both fruit; the avocado is a nut. To assist with the dietary requirements of vegetarians, on the first Tuesday of the month a chicken is officially a vegetable."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"I'm beginning to think you're the sort of person who does a great deal with very little."He meant a liar."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"I don't need you to agree with me," she said quietly." I'll go away happy with a little bit of doubt. Doubt is good. It's an emotion we can build on. Perhaps if we feed it with curiosity it will blossom into something useful, like suspicion - and action."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"7. 3. 12. 31. 208: Reckless disrespect of the lightless hours will not be tolerated."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
"Rouge of my heart, intertwined with double-hued destiny,Thread of my thoughts, constant and rubicund legacy,Filament of my future, endeared unto my expectation,Cord of my emotion, seared with eternal elation."
Jasper Fforde, Shades of Grey
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