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161 " Most people found dissection unpleasant, yet it was important to be able to perform unpleasant tasks. Changing diapers, cleaning up vomit, and hugging relatives were life skills. "
― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Result (Don Tillman, #3)
162 " regulation—I had learned that, in marriage, reason frequently had to take second place to harmony. "
― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)
163 " pig’s trotters, "
― Graeme Simsion , The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1)
164 " She was the beneficiary of my star-ness "
165 " Vegetarians and vegans can be incredibly annoying. Gene has a joke: ‘How can you tell if someone is a vegan? Just wait ten minutes and they’ll tell you. "
166 " What if you're wrong and there is no problem? I may create a problem by responding to an imaginary one. Like falling over because you think there's a step and there isn't one. "
167 " I decided that ten positions would be sufficient initially. More could be learned if the initial encounter was successful. It did not take long—less time than learning the cha-cha. In terms of reward for effort, it seemed strongly preferable to dancing and I was greatly looking forward to it. "
168 " The answer came to me as I was boning a quail... "
169 " I shook my head to test for a hangover but it seemed that my alcohol-processing enzymes had done their job adequately. "
170 " Did you get the cup?"I held it up."Is it the right one?" she said.I am not good at nonverbal communication, but I believe I managed to convey the fact that while I might be a petty thief, I do not make errors of observation. "
171 " Rationally, it seems the obvious thing to do. Which is frequently a trap in situations involving humans. "
172 " The restaurant in the Upper East Side was within walking distance, though Gene and Rosie seemed to struggle for the final twenty blocks. Both needed to work on their fitness. "
173 " I had long ago learned that withholding information from Rosie was unwise. The reduction in her stress levels was more than offset by the increase when she detected deceit. "
174 " For many years I had ignored sports, but Dave had encouraged an interest in baseball and I had slowly acquired the ability to engage emotionally with the outcome of a contest that had no direct bearing on my life. "
175 " I have a theory that everyone is as odd as I am when they are alone. "
176 " I arrived at 7.04 p.m. only to find that the bar did not open until 9.00 p.m. Incredible. No wonder people make mistakes at work. Would it be full of surgeons and flight controllers, drinking until after midnight then working the next day? "
177 " 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 (...) We are genetically programmed to react to stimuli in our immediate vicinity. Responding to complex issues that we cannot perceive directly requires the application of reasoning, which is less powerful than instinct. "
178 " Do you want this marriage to work or not?’ she said. ‘My spreadsheet identified –’ I interpreted Sonia’s expression as I don’t want to hear about your fucking spreadsheet. Do you, emotionally, as a whole mature person, want to live the rest of your life with Rosie and the Baby Under Development or are you going to let a computer make that decision for you, you pathetic geek? ‘Work. But I don’t think –’ ‘You think too much. Take her out to dinner and talk it over. "
179 " We are genetically programmed to react to stimuli in our immediate vicinity. Responding to complex issues that we cannot perceive directly requires the application of reasoning, which is less powerful than instinct. "
180 " What are your professional qualifications?’ He laughed. ‘The university of life. The school of hard knocks. "