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Jasper Fforde Quotes

So my humor, I'd say, comes from a mixture of lowbrow comedy shows and highbrow theater. It's an interesting mix.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: british
Birth: January 11, 1961

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Humor Interesting Comedy Say Mix

I always thought of vampires, especially the young-adult ones, as a metaphor for sex - sucking blood, forbidden, taboo. I think they just ooze sex. Vampires are all the big themes in life in one attractive, bloodsucking package.

Melissa de la Cruz

Life Think Thought Sex Blood Always

My father died in '97. But at least he lived until 93, so he saw my success.

John Catsimatidis

Success Father Lived Saw He Least

The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.

Character Villain Story Most Often

In the barbershop, there's democracy. You're a professor; you're an engineer; you're a garbage man, have at it. You got something to say, get down with it.

Michael Eric Dyson

Man Democracy You Down Say Garbage

If you asked would I have done a startup in India, the answer is yes.

John T. Chambers

You India Done Yes Answer Would

I'd rather get up early and go out and do something than stay up late and screw up my body.

Body Early Late Go Out Up

Probably the worst pickup line is no pickup line. I mean, at the end of the day, what is the worst that could happen?

Day End Of The Day End Worst Mean

There are a lot of leaders that talk about ending things like oppression - whether it's discrimination or getting a job - but the reason for all of this stuff is somebody's making a profit off our backs. That's the reason why black people were brought here in the first place. It was a profit motive.

Job People Ending Black Place Why

As an actress, I never went to film school, and I think if I had gone to film school, I would have started with a great advantage. If you have a strong intent to do anything in life, you can do it, but it always helps to have formal training.

Life Great Training School Think

Much of my adult life has been spent fighting for equal opportunity, and the idea that I would support limiting opportunity for any segment of society, particularly women, is antithetical to who I am and what I have done.

Paul Tudor Jones

Life Women Opportunity I Am Support

The writer's joy is the thought that can become emotion, the emotion that can wholly become a thought.

Joy Thought Become Emotion Writer

People's lives are in the care of the railways when they get on a train. The railways should remember that.

People Care Remember Train Get

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