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Graeme Simsion QUOTES

Graeme Simsion QUOTES

1 " But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean? "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

2 " I asked you here tonight because when you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

3 " I've sequenced the questions for maximum speed of elimination,’ I explained. ‘I believe I can eliminate most women in less than forty seconds. Then you can choose the topic of discussion for the remaining time.’
‘But then it won’t matter,’ said Frances. ‘I’ll have been eliminated.’
‘Only as a potential partner. We may still be able to have an interesting discussion.’
‘But I’ll have been eliminated.’
I nodded. ‘Do you smoke?’
‘Occasionally,’ she said.
I put the questionnaire away. ‘Excellent.’ I was pleased that my question sequencing was working so well. We could have wasted time talking about ice-cream flavours and make-up only to find that she smoked. Needless to say, smoking was not negotiable. ‘No more questions. What would you like to discuss? "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

4 " Restaurants are minefields for the socially inept "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

5 " Humans should be permanently under development. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)

6 " If you really love someone,' Claudia continued, 'you have to be prepared to accept them as they are. Maybe you hope that one day they get a wake-up call and make the changes for their own reasons. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

7 " Do not mess with this man's threads! "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)

8 " Lost love belongs in a three-minute song, pullling back feelings from a time when they came unbidden, recalling the infatuation, the walking on sunshine that cannot last and the pain of its loss, whether through parting or the passage of time, reminding us that we are emotional beings "

― Graeme Simsion , The Best of Adam Sharp

9 " The day might come when I had nothing but memories, and the choice of whether to indulge my romantic side and wallow in them, or my cynical side and reflect on the reliability. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Best of Adam Sharp

10 " I think if a woman describes herself as a brilliant cook, she’s a bit full of herself. "

― Graeme Simsion

11 " I watched as Humphrey Bogart’s character used beans as a metaphor for the relative unimportance in the wider world of his relationship with Ingrid Bergman’s character, and chose logic and decency ahead of his selfish emotional desires. The quandary and resulting decision made for an engrossing film. But this was not what people cried about. They were in love and could not be together. I repeated this statement to myself, trying to force an emotional reaction. I couldn’t. I didn’t care. I had enough problems of my own. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

12 " Unfortunately, their approach was based on the traditional dating paradigm, which I had previously abandoned on the basis that the probability of success did not justify the effort and negative experiences. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

13 " During the time we worked concurrently in the Genetics Department, we had numerous interesting discussions, and these continued after his change of position. I would have been satisfied with our relationship for this reason alone, but Gene also invited me to dinner at his house and performed other friendship rituals, resulting in a social relationship. His wife, Claudia, who is a clinical psychologist, is now also a friend. Making a total of two. Gene and Claudia tried for a while to assist me with the Wife Problem. Unfortunately, their approach was based on the traditional dating paradigm, which I had previously abandoned on the basis that the probability of success did not justify the effort and negative experiences. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

14 " Gene and Claudia tried for a while to assist me with the Wife Problem. Unfortunately, their approach was based on the traditional dating paradigm, which I had previously abandoned on the basis that the probability of success did not justify the effort and negative experiences. I am thirty-nine years old, tall, fit and intelligent, with a relatively high status and above-average income as an associate professor. Logically, I should be attractive to a wide range of women. In the animal kingdom, I would succeed in reproducing. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

15 " It would be unreasonable to give you credit for being incredibly beautiful. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

16 " Professor Tillman. Most of us here are not scientists, so you may need to be a little less technical.’ This sort of thing is incredibly annoying. People can tell you the supposed characteristics of a Gemini or a Taurus and will spend five days watching a cricket match, but cannot find the interest or the time to learn the basics of what they, as humans, are made up of. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

17 " You know what I like about New York?” he said. “There are so many weird people that nobody takes any notice. We all just fit right in. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

18 " Take notice of your emotions as well as logic. Emotions have their own logic. And try to go with the flow. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

19 " Why do we focus on certain things at the expense of others? We will risk our lives to save a person from drowning, yet not make a donation that could save dozens of children from starvation. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)

20 " Love is a powerful feeling for another person, often defying logic. "

― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)