“Take notice of your emotions as well as logic. Emotions have their own logic. And try to go with the flow.” — Graeme Simsion Emotions Copy Share Image
I feel I've done the 10,000 hours you have to do to get good at something. — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“I didn’t have years. But I am a quick learner and was in human-sponge mode. I demonstrated.” — Graeme Simsion Demonstrated Copy Share Image
I know this song!’ Rosie laughed. ‘If you didn’t, that’d be the final proof that you’re from Mars. — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“These days I was taking more from my bank of memories than I was putting in.” — Graeme Simsion Memories Copy Share Image
What would you like?" "A skinny decaf latte." This is a ridiculous form of coffee, but I did not point it out. — Graeme Simsion Coffee Copy Share Image
All of us have to make some accommodations and allowances if we are to live with another person. — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“Boy or girl?’ said Rosie. ‘Male, I think.’ I checked my message. ‘No, female.’ It was a detail that could have waited.… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“There was a small risk that Rosie’s father was a transsexual. I made a mental note to check the women for signs… — Graeme Simsion Parenting Copy Share Image
“And it dawned on me that I had not designed the questionnaire to find a woman I could accept, but to find… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
A woman at the rear of the room raised her hand. I was focused on the argument now and made a minor… — Graeme Simsion Argument Copy Share Image
“And how could I be sure that other people were not doing the same—playing the game to be accepted but suspecting all… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“We are genetically programmed to react to stimuli in our immediate vicinity. Responding to complex issues that we cannot perceive directly requires… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“Time’s up. Excellent work. All the rational solutions came from the aspies. Everyone else was incapacitated by emotion.” — Graeme Simsion Excellent work Copy Share Image
“I’d been dubbed Seagull, after a joke that consultants fly in, do a lot of flapping and squawking, shit all over everybody,… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“Height, weight and body mass index.’ Gene was skimming ahead. ‘Can’t you do the calculation yourself?’ ‘That’s the purpose of the question,’… — Graeme Simsion Mathematics Copy Share Image
“Amazing. She retains a professor of genetics, an alien of extraordinary abilities, to help find her father, she travels for a week,… — Graeme Simsion Biology Copy Share Image
“I thought you were happy about having a baby.’ I was happy in the way that I would be happy if the… — Graeme Simsion First place Copy Share Image
“It may have been due to the effect of the gordo blanco on my cognitive functions, but I was suddenly overwhelmed by… — Graeme Simsion Joy Copy Share Image
“An escort from the lounge took us to the plane for the fourteen-and-a-half-hour flight to Los Angeles. As a result of my… — Graeme Simsion Los angeles Copy Share Image
“As soon as my watch showed 5:00 p.m., I walked in. Gene was at the lectern of the darkened theatre, still talking,… — Graeme Simsion Theatre Copy Share Image
“I had a great deal of valuable knowledge - about genetics, computers, aikido, karate, hardware, chess, wine, cocktails, dancings, sexual positions, social… — Graeme Simsion Baseball Copy Share Image
“Logically, I should be attractive to a wide range of women. In the animal kingdom, I would succeed in reproducing. However, there… — Graeme Simsion Animal kingdom Copy Share Image
There's definitely a role for online booksellers, but they can't host events, bring people together, and form a personal relationship in the… — Graeme Simsion Booksellers Copy Share Image
“I could have argued that her wanting to do something for me meant she was ultimately acting in her own interests, but… — Graeme Simsion Behaviour Copy Share Image
Interestingly for me, modern rom coms have not always been funny - many of the iconic rom coms are more like light… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“I have revised my approach to Bach, and am no longer trying to follow individual notes. It is much more successful” — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“Fault! Asperger’s isn’t a fault. It’s a variant. It’s potentially a major advantage. Asperger’s syndrome is associated with organization, focus, innovative thinking,… — Graeme Simsion Autism Copy Share Image
Research consistently shows that the risks to health outweigh the benefits of drinking alcohol. My argument is that the benefits to my… — Graeme Simsion Alcohol Copy Share Image
“Why do we focus on certain things at the expense of others? We will risk our lives to save a person from… — Graeme Simsion Children Copy Share Image
“Research has shown that creativity is enhanced when performing straightforward mechanical tasks such as jogging, cooking and driving. Unobstructed thinking time is… — Graeme Simsion Creativity Copy Share Image
So, to add to a momentous day, I corrected a misconception that my family had held for at least fifteen years and… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“I could no longer be equated with the Virgin Mary. I had been corrupted. I was like everyone else. My stone-casting credibility… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
“Vegetarians and vegans can be incredibly annoying. Gene has a joke: ‘How can you tell if someone is a vegan? Just wait… — Graeme Simsion Food Copy Share Image
“I have never heard of the Wife Project. But I’m about to. In detail.’ ‘Of course,’ I said. ‘But we should time-share… — Graeme Simsion Wife Copy Share Image
“You know what I like about New York?” he said. “There are so many weird people that nobody takes any notice. We… — Graeme Simsion New york Copy Share Image
“By the time Rosie came back, I had performed a brain reboot, an exercise requiring a considerable effort of will. But I… — Graeme Simsion Reboot Copy Share Image
“My schedule and social skills had now been brought into line with conventional practice, to the best of my ability within the… — Graeme Simsion Social skills Copy Share Image
“It was only later that I realised that I had experienced extended close contact with another human without feeling uncomfortable. I attributed… — Graeme Simsion Dance Copy Share Image
“You considered me as a partner?’ ‘Sure,’ she said. ‘Except for the fact that you have no idea of social behaviour, your… — Graeme Simsion Feeling love Copy Share Image
