The Thursday Next Collection Books 1-3 Quotes

“The dangerously high level of stupidity surplus was once again the lead story in The Owl that morning. The reason for the crisis was clear: Prime Minister Redmond van de Poste and his ruling Commonsense Party had been discharging their duties with a reckless degree of responsibility that bordered on inspired sagacity. Instead of drifting from one crisis to the next and appeasing the nation with a steady stream of knee-jerk legislation and headline-grabbing but arguably pointless initiatives, they had been resolutely building a raft of considered long-term plans that concentrated on unity, fairness and tolerance. It was a state of affairs deplored by Mr. Alfredo Traficcone, leader of the opposition Prevailing Wind Party, who wanted to lead the nation back to the safer ground of uniformed stupidity.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Thursday Next Chronicles

“How was New Zealand?’ ‘Green and full of sheep,”
― Jasper Fforde, The Thursday Next Collection Books 1-3: The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots

“Religion isn’t the cause of wars, it’s the excuse.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Thursday Next Collection Books 1-3: The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots