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181 " It is a sign of intelligence to recognise our limitations and of maturity to seek help when required. "
― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Result (Don Tillman, #3)
182 " I decided it would be helpful to provide an example, drawing on a story in which emotional behavior would have led to disastrous consequences. “Imagine,” I said, “you’re hiding in a basement. The enemy is searching for you and your friends. Everyone has to keep totally quiet, but your baby is crying.” I did an impression, as Gene would, to make the story more convincing: “Waaaaa.” I paused dramatically. “You have a gun. "
― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
183 " As I completed dinner preparation, Rosie set the table—not the conventional dining table in the living room, but a makeshift table on the balcony, created by taking a whiteboard from the kitchen wall and placing it on top of the two big plant pots, from which the dead plants had been removed. A white sheet from the linen cupboard had been added in the role of tablecloth. Silver cutlery—a housewarming gift from my parents that had never been used—and the decorative wineglasses were on the table. She was destroying my apartment! "
184 " I was wearing my bathroom-cleaning costume of shorts, surgical boots, and gloves but no shirt. “Wow.” She stared at me for a few moments. “This is what martial arts training does, is it?” She appeared to be referring to my pectoral muscles. "
185 " I need to talk to you in private,” I said to Rosie. She looked at me very directly. “I don’t think there’s anything we need to say in private.” This seemed odd. But presumably she and Stefan shared information in the same way that Gene and I did. He had accompanied her to the ball. “I was reconsidering your offer of sex,” I said. Stefan put his hand over his mouth. "
186 " Jesus addresses the angry mob who are stoning a prostitute: ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.’ A stone flies through the air and hits the woman. Jesus turns around and says, ‘Sometimes you really piss me off, Mother. "
187 " Boy or girl?’ said Rosie. ‘Male, I think.’ I checked my message. ‘No, female.’ It was a detail that could have waited. It would be years before the difference was important. "
― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
188 " It is traditional to encourage questions, but they typically reflect the concerns of one student and are of minimal relevance to the rest of the class. "
189 " Once the label has been applied, even conventional behaviour and achievements are seen as weird, since they are not expected of a weird person. "
190 " If you’re intellectually capable, it’s advisable to become an expert on your own body and treatments,’ I said. ‘Medical practitioners observe you far less frequently than you observe yourself. Also, they care less. With children and people with diminished cognitive function, we may need to take that role on their behalf. "
191 " If I'm going to be judged, I want to be judged by someone I respect. "
192 " Tickets! Tickets to Disneyland. All problems solved! "
193 " I now believe that virtually all my problems could be attributed to my brain’s being configured differently from those of the majority of humans. All the psychiatric symptoms were a result of this difference, not of any underlying disease. Of course I was depressed: I lacked friends, sex, and a social life, because I was incompatible with other people. My intensity and focus were misinterpreted as mania. And my concern with organization was labeled as obsessive-compulsive disorder. "
194 " One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich laying bricks in Siberia probably generated a higher level of happiness than one day in the life of a retired rock star in a Manhattan penthouse with all the beer he could drink. Work was crucial to sanity. Which was probably why George continued to perform on the cruise ship. "
195 " I consider tribalism one of the worst aspects of human behaviour. A major contributor to confirmation bias, lack of innovation in public policy, war... "
196 " Humans instinctively trust personal experience over research "
197 " The great thing about homo sapiens is that we've got a brain that can override our instincts. If we want it to. "
― Graeme Simsion
198 " Resilience, in my experience, was seldom the reason to do anything. It was only ever stated as a goal after some action that required it had occurred or been committed to. "
199 " 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. "
200 " I spend almost two weeks with Dewhurst's Text book of Obstetrics and Gynecology (eight edition) and looking at videos available on the Internet before deciding that these materials needed to be supplemented with practical experience. It was like reading a book on karate - useful to a point, but not sufficient for combat preparation. "