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Book: The Rosie Effect
Quotes of Book: The Rosie Effect

Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
Dishonesty was part of the price of being a social animal, and of marriage in particular.
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
Greetings. My name is Don Tillman and I am a suspected paedophile. I wish to put myself on standby for an assessment.
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
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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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
In marriage reason frequently had to take second place to Harmony
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
It was odd, paradoxical-crazy-that what Rosie seemed to value most about me, a highly organized person who avoided uncertainty and liked to plan in detail, was that my behavior generated unpredictable consequences. But if that was what she loved, I was not going to argue. What I was going to argue was that she should not abandon something she valued.
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
Sex was absolutely not allowed to be scheduled, at least not by explicit discussion, but I had become familiar with the sequence of events likely to precipitate it: a blueberry muffin from Blue Sky Bakery, a triple shot of espresso from Otha's, removal of my shirt, and my impersonation of Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
Highly intelligent people are often bullied. As a result of being different. That difference being high intelligence.
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
All of us are programmed-genetically programmed-to keep doing what's worked for us, and to avoid things that didn't work.
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
I thought you were happy about having a baby.' I was happy in the way that I would be happy if the captain of an aircraft in which I was travelling announced that he had succeeded in restarting one engine after both had failed. Pleased that I would now probably survive, but shocked that the situation had arisen in the first place, and expecting a thorough investigation into the circumstances."
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
It is generally accepted that people enjoy surprises: hence the traditions associated with Christmas, birthdays, and anniversaries. In my experience, most of the pleasure accrues to the giver. The victim is frequently under pressure to feign, at short notice, a positive response to an unwanted object or unscheduled event.
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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
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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Graeme Simsion _ The Rosie Effect
Rationality was returning to deal with the mess that emotions had created.
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