She wasn't the only one to be physically morphed by reader expectation. Miss Havisham was now elderly whether she liked it or not, and Sherlock Holmes wore a deerstalker and smoked a ridiculously large pipe. The problem wasn't just confined to the classics. Harry Potter was seriously pissed off that he'd have to spend the rest of life looking like Daniel Radcliffe.
Jasper FfordeIt wasnโt going to be hardโฆit was going to be impossible. It wouldnโt deter me. I'd done impossible things several times in the past, and the prospect didnโt scare me as much as it used to.
Jasper FfordeI would so hate to be a first-person character! Always on your guard, always having people read your thoughts!
Jasper FfordeEverything comes to an end. A good bottle of wine, a summerโs day, a long-running sitcom, oneโs life, and eventually our species. The question for many of us is not that everything will come to an end but when. And can we do anything vaguely useful until it does?
Jasper FfordeMarriage is an honorable estate and should not be used simply as an excuse for legal intercourse.
Jasper Fforde