Wisdom Quote by Jasper Fforde — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Literary detection and firearms don't really go hand in hand; pen mighter than the sword and so forth.”

“I would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts!”

“I shouldn't believe anything I say, if I were you-and that includes what I just told you.”

“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.”

“Her majesty is one verb short of a sentence.”

“Everything comes to an end. A good bottle of wine, a summer’s day, a long-running sitcom, one’s life, and eventually our species. The question for many of us is not that everything will come to an end but when. And can we do anything vaguely useful until it does?”

“I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.”

“I came to set fire to the earth. And I am watchful that the fire grow.”

“Communication is the one class no one graduates from. Even the wisest man's words will be misinterpreted by a fool.”

“Being the light of the world is about being a broken, exploding, scarred star and shining a light of hope and inspiration to everyone around you.”

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others.”

“I learned from Jurassic Park that just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should.”