Jerome Klapka Jérôme

Quotes

• “It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.”

• “There are two kinds of clocks. There is the clock that is always wrong, and that knows it is wrong, and glories in it; and there is the clock that is always right — except when you rely upon it, and then it is more wrong than you would think a clock could be in a civilized country.”

• “Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it. Also like the measles, we take it only once...No, we never sicken with love twice. Cupid spends no second arrow on the same heart.”

• “It is only in sleep that true imagination ever stirs within us. Awake, we never imagine anything; we merely alter, vary, or transpose. We give another twist to the kaleidoscope of the things we see around us, and obtain another pattern; but not one of us has ever added one tiniest piece of new glass to the toy.”

• “It is in our faults and failings, not in our virtues, that we touch each other, and find sympathy. It is in our follies that we are one.”

Books by Jerome Klapka Jérôme in order

Books by Jerome Klapka Jérôme in the order they were published, from Barbara (1880) to Three Men in the Dark (2017).

1. 1BarbaraBarbara1880
2. 2The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, a Book for an Idle HoliThe Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, a Book for an Idle Holiday1880
3. 3On the Stage - And OffOn the Stage - And Off1885
4. 4Stage-landStage-land1889
5. 5Three Men in a BoatThree Men in a Boat1889
6. 6The Diary of a PilgrimageThe Diary of a Pilgrimage1891
7. 7Told After SupperTold After Supper1891
8. 8Novel NotesNovel Notes1893
9. 9John Ingerfield, and Other StoriesJohn Ingerfield, and Other Stories1894
   What's in it (5)

   • In Remembrance of John Ingerfield, and of Anne, His Wife
   • The woman of the sæter
   • Variety Patter
   • Silhouettes
   • The Lease of the "Cross Keys
10. 10Sketches in Lavender, Blue, and GreenSketches in Lavender, Blue, and Green1897
11. 11The Second Thoughts of an Idle FellowThe Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow1898
12. 12Funny Facts About StagelandFunny Facts About Stageland1900
13. 13They and IThey and I1900
14. 14Three Men on WheelsThree Men on Wheels1900
15. 15The Observations of HenryThe Observations of Henry1901
16. 16Tommy and CoTommy and Co1904
17. 17Passing of the Third Floor BackPassing of the Third Floor Back1907
18. 18Fanny and the Servant ProblemFanny and the Servant Problem1909
19. 19The Master of Mrs. ChilversThe Master of Mrs. Chilvers1911
20. 20The Street of the Blank WallThe Street of the Blank Wall1916
21. 21My Life and TimesMy Life and Times1926
22. 22Works of Jerome K. JeromeWorks of Jerome K. Jerome2010
23. 23Three Men in the DarkThree Men in the Dark2017
24. 24My Uncle PodgerMy Uncle Podger