Becky Canovan

“Governments and fashions come and go but Jane Eyre is for all time.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair

“I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer.”
― Philip Pullman

“After all, reading is arguably a far more creative and imaginative process than writing; when the reader creates emotion in their head, or the colors of the sky during the setting sun, or the smell of a warm summer's breeze on their face, they should reserve as much praise for themselves as they do for the writer - perhaps more.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Well of Lost Plots

“Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.”
― Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair