Quote by Abraham Verghese

“He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction; he had on the contrary an engaging modesty.”

— Maugham W. Somerset (William Somerset

“He hadn't yet had enough experience with humans to know that the thing they hold dearest to their hearts, the last thing they relinquish…

— Gregory Maguire

“One ignored the mundane at one’s peril.”

— John Connolly

“He discovered that his own reaction to his disability influenced how others reacted, which meant he could control how he was perceived.”

— Sheryl Sandberg

“Was it a weakness of man that made him want to ignore the darker side of his fellow human beings?”

— Todd Strasser

“one ignored the mundane at one’s peril. After”

— John Connolly

“He could quite quickly become detached from the nuances of common human emotion. Particularly if he was engaged in some aspect of a scientific…

— Theresa Breslin

“But a trick of the voice and the general body language was enough that I had a visceral desire to simply avoid him.”

— Neal Stephenson

“He was as inexpressive as he is to-day, and yet oddly obtrusive: one of those uncomfortable presences whose silence is an interruption.”

— Edith Wharton

“A responsible man remained unflappable in the face of personal loss. He would wave away an affront...”

— Elliot West

“And his principal complaint about other human beings was that they so seldom noticed it when they were happy. If this isn't nice, I…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“He was not so lucky. He hadn't yet had enough experience with humans to know that the thing the hold dearest to their hearts,…

— Gregory Maguire