Top 100 Graeme Simsion Quotes
#1. Take notice of your emotions as well as logic. Emotions have their own logic. And try to go with the flow.
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#3. But it appeared that the motivation for the project was a newspaper article titled 'Research Proves Kids Need a Mom and a Dad.' Someone had written the word 'crap' in red beside the article. It was an excellent start. Scientists need to cultivate a suspicious attitude to research.
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#4. Then, in this vanishingly small moment in the history of the universe, she took my hand, and held it all the way to the subway.
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#5. In the last eight weeks I had experienced two of the three best times of my adult life, assuming all visits to the Museum of Natural History were treated as one event. They had both been with Rosie. Was there a correlation? It was critical to find out.
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#6. You'd better not let me down," said Rosie. "I'm expecting constant craziness.
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#7. Question thirty-five: Do you eat kidneys? Correct answer is (c) occasionally. Testing for food problems. If you ask directly about food preferences, they say, 'I eat anything,' and then you discover they're vegetarian." I
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#8. Oh my God,' she said. 'I need a drink.' I was not sure why she was sharing this information with someone she had known for only forty-six minutes. I planned to consume some alcohol myself when I arrived home but saw no reason to inform Julie.
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#9. After the most basic physical requirements are satisfied, human happiness is almost independent of wealth. A meaningful job is far more important.
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#10. But I had concluded that being myself, with all my intrinsic flaws, was more important than having the thing I wanted most.
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#11. It was only later that I realised that I had experienced extended close contact with another human without feeling uncomfortable. I attributed it to my concentration on correctly executing the dance steps.
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#12. Rosie squeezed my hand very tightly, as though to earn some hand-holding credits,
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#13. I think if a woman describes herself as a brilliant cook, she's a bit full of herself.
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#14. I had little contact with people outside academia and had formed my assumptions about the rest of the world primarily from watching films and televisions as a child. I recognised that the characters in 'Lost in Space' and 'Star Trek' were probably not representative of humans in general.
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#15. There was a small risk that Rosie's father was a transsexual. I made a mental note to check the women for signs of male features and test any that appeared doubtful. Overall, however, the numbers looked promising.
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#16. You are the world's most perfect woman. All other women are irrelevant. Permanently. No Botox or implants will be required.
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#18. 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.
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#19. I haven't changed my mind. That's the point! I want to spend my life with you even though it's totally irrational. And you have short earlobes. Socially and genetically there's no reason for me to be attracted to you. The only logical conclusion is that I must be in love with you.
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#20. I never watch sports. Ever. The reasons are obvious - or should be to anyone who values their time.
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#21. I met Rosie at the airport. She remained uncomfortable about me purchasing her ticket, so I told her she could pay me back by selecting some Wife Project applicants for me to date.
'Fuck you,' she said.
It seemed we were friends again.
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#22. Rationality was returning to deal with the mess that emotions had created.
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#23. I worked in information technology and academia for a long time and met many people who were better with things and ideas than with people.
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#24. 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.
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#25. I am well aware of my incompetence in predicting human reactions. But I would have been prepared to bet on the first word that Rosie would say when she received the information. I was correct by a factor of six. 'Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.
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#26. I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel.
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#27. It would be unreasonable to give you credit for being incredibly beautiful.
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#28. Even after rejection of articles that helpfully advertised their lack of a scientific basis by the use of words such as organic, holistic, and natural, I was left with a mass of data,
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#29. Of course, love has no respect for questionnaires. As The Rosie Project tells us.
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#30. Our first relationship with a male is with our fathers. It affects how we relate to men forever.
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#31. 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.
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#32. But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?
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#33. Difficulties are inevitable," I said. "Major projects require persistence.
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#34. And the pursuit of fun does not lead to overall contentment. Studies have shown this consistently.
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#36. Interestingly for me, modern rom coms have not always been funny - many of the iconic rom coms are more like light dramas with occasional comedic moments, often coming from secondary character.
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#37. Used the precise speed indication on the GPS to set the cruise control to the exact speed limit, rather than relying on the artificially inflated figure provided by the speedometer.
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#38. Why do people value others' time so little? Now we would have the inevitable small talk. I could have spent fifteen minutes at home practicing aikido.
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#39. 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.
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#40. In marriage reason frequently had to take second place to Harmony
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#42. He knew me well enough to know that once an emotion was identified,
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#43. My room was only eleven floors above Rosie's, so I walked up the stairs.
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#44. I was suddenly angry. I wanted to shake not just Lydia but the whole world of people who do not understand the difference between control of emotion and lack of it, and who make a totally illogical connection between inability to read others' emotions and inability to experience their own.
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#45. I became aware of applause. It seemed natural. I had been living in the world of romantic comedy and this was the final scene. But it was real. The entire University Club dining room had been watching. I decided to complete the story according to tradition and kissed Rosie.
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#46. Hate causes distress, potentially leading to mental and physical health problems. Adolescents
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#47. Height, weight and body mass index.' Gene was skimming ahead. 'Can't you do the calculation yourself?' 'That's the purpose of the question,' I said. 'Checking they can do basic arithmetic. I don't want a partner who's mathematically illiterate.
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#48. Whatever behavior modifications you require from me are a trivial price to pay for have you as my partner
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#49. Time's up. Excellent work. All the rational solutions came from the aspies. Everyone else was incapacitated by emotion.
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#50. We're scientists," I reminded him. "We shouldn't be defeated by problems. If we think hard enough, a solution will present itself.
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#51. Time has been redefined. Previous rules no longer apply. Alcohol is hereby declared mandatory in the Rosie Time Zone.
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#52. Humans often fail to see what is close to them and obvious to others.
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#53. To the world's most perfect woman. It was lucky my father was not present. Perfect is an absolute that cannot be modified, like unique or pregnant. My love for Rosie was so powerful that it had caused my brain to make a grammatical error.
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#54. I shook my head to test for a hangover but it seemed that my alcohol-processing enzymes had done their job adequately.
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#55. I took her in the standard jive hold that I had practised on the skeleton, and immediately felt the awkwardness, approaching revulsion, that I feel when forced into intimate contact with another human.
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#56. It was obvious that Rosie was confused by emotions, and I respected her attempt to overcome them.
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#57. So, to add to a momentous day, I corrected a misconception that my family had held for at least fifteen years and came out to them as straight.
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#58. we need to be vigilant that emotions do not cripple us.
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#59. I accepted that I was wired differently than most people, or, more precisely, that my wiring was toward one end of a spectrum of different human configurations. My innate logical skills were significantly greater than my interpersonal skills.
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#60. There are so many weird people that nobody takes any notice. We all just fit right in.
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#61. I had become accustomed to being woken, and generally managed to fall asleep again within a few minutes. But the aggregate effect could not be ignored and I was forced to reschedule my bedtime to thirteen minutes earlier.
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#62. How are you going to kiss a girl if you won't share her ice cream? p.203 The Rosie Project
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#63. What would you like?" "A skinny decaf latte." This is a ridiculous form of coffee, but I did not point it out.
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#64. Watch some kids, watch them play. You'll see they're just little adults, only they don't know all the rules and tricks yet.
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#66. 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?
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#67. What are the symptoms of being fucked-up?' 'I've got crap in my life that I wish I hadn't. And I'm not good at dealing with it. Am I making sense?
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#68. You're unbelievable,' said Rosie. 'Look at me when I'm talking.'
I kept looking out the window. I was already over-stimulated.
'I know what you look like.
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#69. 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. I
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#70. It seemed nice. They all seemed nice. I had no framework for discrimination.
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#71. Love is a powerful feeling for another person, often defying logic.
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#72. All of us have to make some accommodations and allowances if we are to live with another person.
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#73. I diagnosed brain overload and set up a spreadsheet to analyze the situation.
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#74. Rain Man! I had seen the film. I did not identify in any way with Rain Man, who was inarticulate, dependent, and unemployable. A society of Rain Men would be dysfunctional. A society of Don Tillmans would be efficient, safe, and pleasant for all of us.
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#75. Unwanted events occur and you lack certain skills for minimizing the personal impact.
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#76. And it dawned on me that I had not designed the questionnaire to find a woman I could accept, but to find someone who might accept me.
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#77. I know this song!'
Rosie laughed.
'If you didn't, that'd be the final proof that you're from Mars.
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#78. Instincts that worked in the ancestral environment were not sufficient in a world that regulated playground visits and allowed choices between tofu and pizza.
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#79. I could not see the speedometer, and was not accustomed to travelling in an open vehicle, but I estimated that we were consistently exceeding the speed limit. Discordant sound, wind, risk of death - I tried to assume the mental state that I used at the dentist.
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#80. Asperger's isn't a fault. It's a variant. It's potentially a major advantage.
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#81. I began the second half of my life by making coffee.
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#82. Contrary to popular belief, alcohol does not destroy brain cells.
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#83. Sustainable scallops with a mirepoix of carrots, celeriac, shallots, and bell peppers and a sesame oil dressing. The recommended accompanying beverage is pinot gris.
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#84. 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.
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#85. I have a theory that everyone is as odd as I am when they are alone.
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#86. 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.
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#87. You know something? On their deathbed, nobody ever wishes they'd spent more time at the office.' It
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#88. And how could I be sure that other people were not doing the same - playing the game to be accepted but suspecting all the time that they were different?
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#89. Since when do women discuss anything explicitly?" said
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#90. Correct. The male instinct is to cheat. You need to overcome it.'
'Women accept it as long as you don't embarrass them with it. Look at France.
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#91. She continued, "You know, we never use that word. Aspies. We don't want them thinking it's some sort of club." More negative implications from someone who was presumably paid to assist and encourage.
"Like homosexuality?" I asked.
"Touche," said Julie.
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#92. 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.
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#93. I am a big advocate of the role of the bookstore in the community.
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#94. Research consistently shows that the risks to health outweigh the benefits of drinking alcohol. My argument is that the benefits to my mental health justify the risks.
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#95. If she's a psychology student, she'll love talking about herself.
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#96. You know what my doctor said about that book you've been reading? Give it to someone you hate.
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#97. Over the following week, I attempted to leave the Lydia situation for my subconscious to work on. Creative thinking benefits from an incubation period.
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#99. I had feared that Rosie would not love me. Instead, it was I who could not love Rosie.
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#100. A woman at the rear of the room raised her hand. I was focused on the argument now and made a minor social error, which I quickly corrected. "The fat woman-overweight woman-at the back?"
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