Rupert Swope

According to Mike Carey, author of The Unwritten:"'We took the name from Bayard Swope, the New York newspaper editor who played both poker and croquet with Harpo Marx. Swope is the guy who said trying to please everybody all the time is the perfect recipe for failure. He also said of croquet “It’s a great game — it makes you want to lie and cheat and kill.” "