DCI Horner's advice to Jack Spratt: "Remember, m'boy," his old boss had said, eyes twinkling, "that if anyone tries to get the better of you, stand up straight and say to yourself in an imperious air, 'I am the new Mrs. de Winter now!' You'll find it works wonders.
Jasper FfordeI work very much on the principle that anything created by mankind has mischief and error hardwired into its inception.
Jasper FfordeThere is much unexplained in the world. It behooves us to be wary at all times. Just when you think you've got the hang of it, along comes string theory, collateralized debt obligations or Bjรถrk's new album, and bam! You're as confused as you were when you first started.
Jasper Fforde