It took me ten years and seven books to bag an agent - it took me that long to start writing good.
Jasper FfordeThere are a lot of idiots in this country, and they deserve representation as much as the next man.
Jasper FfordeThe inspiration comes from everywhere, from what I grew up with. There's so much silliness and nonsense in the world that we regard as normal working procedure. The satirical point of the view may be to counterpoint that. The way we look at classics has been hijacked by the intelligentsia - Shakespeare is highbrow and seen as something clever people do, which isn't right at all. I basically pull inspiration from everywhere.
Jasper Fforde