A Thursday Next Digital Collection Quotes

“Dad had remained at liberty ever since;”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Only humans define themselves by conflict with other humans.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Their father, Polonius, was in a ‘have a go’ mood and joined in. He also made changes, and together they renamed it: The Tragedy of the Very Witty and Not Remotely Boring Polonius, Father of the Noble Laertes, Who Avenges His Fair Sister, Ophelia, Driven Mad by the Callous, Murderous and Outrageously Disrespectful Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.” “What was it like?” “With Polonius? Very . . . wordy.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“To espresso or to latte, that is the question,” he muttered, his free will evaporating rapidly. I had asked Hamlet for something he couldn’t easily supply: a decision. “Whether ’tis tastier on the palate to choose white mocha over plain,” he continued in a rapid garble, “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—” “Cousin Eddie!” I said sharply. “Cut it out!” “To froth, to sprinkle, perchance to drink, and in that—” “He’ll have a mocha with extra cream, please.” Hamlet stopped abruptly once the burden of decision was taken from him.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Parkhurst.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“ChronoGuard”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“What about the Now?” “It’ll recover, given time. Keep people reading books, Mum; it helps to reinforce and strengthen the indefinable moment that anchors us in the here-and-now. Strive for the Long Now. It’s the only thing that will save us.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“I’m sorry,” I said. “It’s been a tough day, and my nerves are in shreds. I need to get home and have a long, hot bath and then a martini.” Thursday5 thought for a moment. “After you’ve drunk the long, hot bath,” she observed, “you’ll never have room for the martini.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Hi, Emperor. How’s the galactic-domination business these days?” “Hard work,” he replied, rolling his eyes heavenward. “Honestly, I invade peaceful civilizations on a whim, destroy their cities and generally cause a great deal of unhappy mayhem—and then they turn against me for absolutely no reason at all.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“There was no more celebrated partnership in Jurisfiction either then or now—it was Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Emperor Zhark. The hedgehog from Beatrix Potter and the emperor from the Zhark series of bad science-fiction novels.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Calming, soothing and almost without peer. The second, naturally, is a hot soaking bath. The third is Puccini. In the bath with a hot cup of tea and Puccini. Heaven.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“I had sequenced Pickwick at home using nothing more complex than average kitchen utensils and cultivated her in a denucleated goose egg.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“but that was a bit of a mouthful, so he was known more affectionately as the Cat formerly known as Cheshire or, more simply, the Cat. His real name was Archibald, but that was reserved for his mother when she was cross with him.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Why does everyone think I’ve been in prison?” “Because you were heading towards either death or prison when we last met—and you are not dead.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Well,” said Lydia to the camera, “a revealment that could spell potential disaster for the Goliath Corporation and—” Her producer was gesticulating wildly for her not to connect “Tyrant” with “Kaine” live on air. “—an as-yet-unnamed tyrant.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“To espresso or to latte, that is the question,” he muttered, his free will evaporating rapidly. I had asked Hamlet for something he couldn’t easily supply: a decision. “Whether ’tis tastier on the palate to choose white mocha over plain,”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction—and ultimately, without a major resolution.” “Perhaps,” I said thoughtfully, “that’s exactly what we like about it.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Sort of like using the Jabberwock to frighten children, yes?” “Well, not really,” replied Deane thoughtfully, “because there is a Jabberwock. Frightfully nice fellow—good at fly-fishing and plays the bongos. I’ll introduce you sometime.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Vernham Deane, resident cad of The Squire of High Potternews”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“I watched her leave, smiling to myself. I thought I knew my mother but I didn’t. Children rarely know their parents at all.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“I had learned from my own father’s death many years ago that the end of one’s life and dying are two very different things indeed, and took solace in that.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Any word with the our ending could be spelt or, don’tchaknow.” “Like neighbor instead of neighbour?” “It’s a good idea,” put in Snell. “Labor, valor, flavor, harbor—there must be hundreds. If we confine it to one geographical area, we can claim it as a local spelling idiosyncrasy.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5

“Rotten luck,” said Falstaff as I walked past. “There were the remains of a fine woman about Havisham.”
― Jasper Fforde, A Thursday Next Digital Collection: Novels 1-5