The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax Quotes

“Both still stood in the same positions, ready to deal with a conversation, should one break out.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“Well, I've got tomorrow morning off, so I thought I might spend that thinking about her. Basically, my plan is to maybe just romantically obsess over her but not really do anything about it.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“This was one of those things that made social contact so difficult for Jonathon. He knew he had to react to the news – which he didn’t at all mind – as though he didn’t at all mind. Unfortunately, everything anyone said to him was processed through his brain, which also checked and sifted his replies before he could use them. Now that he had thought about it, his reaction couldn’t be spontaneous, which meant that he would have to pretend to feel the way he actually did feel.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“And assigning new officers is like putting good fruit on a compost heap and hoping that the freshness will spread.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“Home’s all right for a visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“Sarah had always hoped that Purrdey loved her, but it’s difficult to tell with cats. The real test of their loyalty and affection is whether, left alone with your dead body, they refuse to eat you.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“They were both really keen on a divorce, but it wasn’t until afterwards that they found how happy they had been, repressing their um … mutual hatred. Both of them agree that the divorce was a bad move, but they can’t get married again because it seems stupid to marry someone you don’t like.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“He had never tried heroin, but he doubted that it beat a really good bit of reverse parking.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“I found by trial and error that saying you don’t like football means that you’re gay and want to be punched in the stomach. The”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“His wiry black hair and his stubble could, together, have been used as makeshift velcro, if you were marooned on a desert island with him and desperately needed to construct an easy-open fastener.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax

“He was one of those people who have mastered looking tiredly cheerful, which is the secret of creating rapport. Plover’s ability to do this was increased by his face: he looked like Walter Matthau wearing a latex Walter Matthau mask.”
― Christopher Shevlin, The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax