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"“It was a coincidence.” “I don’t believe in coincidences.” “Neither do I. That’s a coincidence, isn’t it?”"
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Jasper Fforde"“Dead,” muttered Mycroft with a resigned air. “Never been that before. Not even once. Are you quite sure?”"
Jasper Fforde is an English novelist whose first novel, The Eyre Affair, was published in 2001. He is known mainly for his Thursday Next novels, but has also published two books in the loosely connected Nursery Crime series, two in the Shades of Grey series and four in The Last Dragonslayer series. Fforde's books abound in literary allusions and wordplay, tightly scripted plots and playfulness wit
"“It was a coincidence.” “I don’t believe in coincidences.” “Neither do I. That’s a coincidence, isn’t it?”"
"Don’t ever call me mad, Mycroft. I’m not mad. I’m just...well, differently moraled, that’s all."
"“Haven’t I seen your face somewhere else?” “No, it’s always been right here on the front of my head.”"
"I could almost see common sense and denial fighting away at each other within her. In the end, denial won, as it so often does."
"“He said you were very dangerous.” “No more dangerous than anyone else who dares to speak the truth.”"
"Edward, Edward," he said with a patronising smile, "there are no unanswered questions of any relevance. Every question that we need to ask has been answered fully. If you cant find the correct answer then you are obviously asking the wrong question."