The Eyre Affair: Thursday Next Book 1 (The Thursday next series)

by Jasper Fforde

‘Religion isn’t the cause of wars, it’s the excuse.

cash is always the deciding factor in such matters of moral politics; nothing ever gets done unless motivated by commerce or greed.’

if only scientists stopped to think about the possible effects of their discoveries, the planet would be a much safer place for all of us.’

‘Brave speech but spare me the moralising, Next. If you want your fridge-freezer and your car and a nice house and asphalt on the roads and a health service, then thank the weapons business.

Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.