The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crime, #2)

by Jasper Fforde

He was seven foot three, and she was six foot two and a quarter. It was a match made perhaps not in heaven but certainly nearer the ceiling.

“Have you ever been to the Déjà Vu before?” asked Madeleine as they entered the main doors. Jack looked around the entrance lobby. “I don’t think so,” he answered, “but it does look sort of familiar.”

“Prejudice is a product of ignorance that hides behind barriers of tradition,

If you ever think you might want a career in politics, Inspector, think again. It’s merely a continuous and mostly vain attempt to keep several groups of people with opposing needs and agendas happy, and knowing in your heart of hearts that you cannot, and being lambasted for your hard work in the bargain.”