“I watched as Humphrey Bogart’s character used beans as a metaphor for the relative unimportance in the wider world of his relationship with Ingrid Bergman’s character, and chose logic and decency ahead of his selfish emotional desires. The quandary and resulting decision made for an engrossing film. But this was not what people cried about. They were in love and could not be together. I repeated this statement to myself, trying to force an emotional reaction. I couldn’t. I didn’t care. I had enough problems of my own.” PeopleWorldTryingMadeEnoughCharacterProblemCareTogetherFilmUsedDesireForceMy OwnDecisionEmotionalLogicMetaphorSelfishReactionsStatementsRelativeCriedDecencyBeansHad EnoughDecisions MadeBergmanBogartEmotional Reactions Author:Graeme Simsion
“Professor Tillman. Most of us here are not scientists, so you may need to be a little less technical.’ This sort of thing is incredibly annoying. People can tell you the supposed characteristics of a Gemini or a Taurus and will spend five days watching a cricket match, but cannot find the interest or the time to learn the basics of what they, as humans, are made up of.” PeopleNeedsHumansMayLittlesMadeInterestFiveScientistCharacteristicsProfessorsAnnoyingCricketBasicsAnnoying PeopleTaurusCricket Match Book:The Rosie Project: A Novel Source: The Rosie Project: A Novel
“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?"” MadeHandsSocialRoomsArgumentErrorsRaisedFocusedFatsMinorsOverweightFat Women Book:The Rosie Project: A Novel Source: The Rosie Project: A Novel
