"How is the book going?" I asked returning to my knitting. "The self-help stuff?" "The magnum opus." Landen looked thoughtful for a moment and then s… - Jasper Fforde

"How is the book going?" I asked returning to my knitting.
"The self-help stuff?"
"The magnum opus."
Landen looked thoughtful for a moment and then said, "More opus than magnum. I'm trying to figure out whether the lack of progress is writer's block, procrastination, idleness or just plain incompetence."

English
Collect this quote

About Jasper Fforde

Jasper Fforde (born 11 January 1961) is an English-born Welsh novelist and aviator. He is the author of the popular Thursday Next series, as well as the Nursery Crime books.

Share this quote as an image

Customize card

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Add semantic quote search to your AI assistant via MCP. One command setup.

Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.

Additional quotes by Jasper Fforde

"Humans are molded by evolution to be short-termists, Miss Next," he continued. His voice rumbled deeply and seemed to echo inside my head. "We need only to see our children to reproductive age to be successful in a biological sense. We have to move beyond that. If we see ourselves as residents on this planet for the long term, we need to plan for the long term."

PREMIUM FEATURE

Advanced Search Filters

Filter search results by source, date, and more with our premium search tools.

I just had an idea for a cheap form of power: by bringing pasta and antipasta together, we could be looking at the utter annihilation of ravioli and liberation of vast quantities of energy.

Loading...