Quotes by Graeme Simsion

About Graeme Simsion:

Graeme C. Simsion is an Australian author, screen-writer, playwright and data modeller.
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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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Research consistently shows that the risks to health outweigh the benefits of drinking alcohol. My argument is that the benefits to my health justify the risks.

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But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?

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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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I've sequenced the questions for maximum speed of elimination,’ I explained. ‘I believe I can eliminate most women in less than forty seconds. Then you can choose the topic of discussion for the remaining time.’ ‘But then it won’t matter,�...

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Restaurants are minefields for the socially inept

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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 quanda...

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Do not mess with this man's threads!

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I feel I've done the 10,000 hours you have to do to get good at something.

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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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I set out to write a screenplay but, since my early 20s, had dreamed of writing a novel.

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All of us have to make some accommodations and allowances if we are to live with another person.

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Fortunately, I am accustomed to creating amusement inadvertently.

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I am happy that I'm a better novelist than a screenwriter.

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I am a big advocate of the role of the bookstore in the community.

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I think if a woman describes herself as a brilliant cook, she’s a bit full of herself.

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There's definitely a role for online booksellers, but they can't host events, bring people together, and form a personal relationship in the way a bricks-and-mortar store and its staff can.

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A lot of romantic comedies are just light romantic dramas, or the comedy comes off second-best.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameGraeme Simsion
  • Descriptionauthor, data modeller
  • CountryAustralia
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Author