“Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack...”
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Hardcover. Signed by author on title page ("Jasper") with no further inscription. First edition, first printing, in unclipped jacket, both worn along upper edge, with one dent, slightly affecting final few upper page edges. Lesser exterior shelfwear at one or two other points. Two or three minor imperfections on page block. Text is clear throughout. TS
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Jasper Fforde
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“Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack...”
“Two minds with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one.”
“Dead. Never been that before. Not even once.”
“Death, I had discovered long ago, was available in varying flavors, and none of them particularly palatable.”