Leah Compston

“In the adult world, an uneven distribution of abilities is more valuable than mediocrity at everything. It is irrelevant to me whether or not my doctor is adept at hitting a ball with a stick—or finding her way to work without looking at street signs—but I would like her to be as proficient as possible in the practice of medicine. Conversely, at school, being other than unobtrusively average in every area (with the exception of sports) is a distinct disadvantage.”
― Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Result

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

“You know, son, there are a lot of people who deny God simply because they say they can't find out where Cain got his wife, or because they say the whale couldn't have swallowed Jonah. 'Course that's not their real reason, an' they know it. I guess it's a way of thinkin'. As far as I'm concerned, I can look at a rose covered with dew or watch a young mother tendin' her baby an' know there's a God. Things like that would be proof enough, even if I didn't know more. People who want to believe in God always can find Him. An' they don't have to wait until they die to know that He's real.”
― Joe David Brown, Stars in My Crown

“Kellie’s concern with Hudson being coached seemed unreasonable. None of us is expert in all situations. It is a sign of intelligence to recognize our limitations and of maturity to seek help when required. The school had zero problem with him being coached in the physical aspects of the cross-country run but apparently would have thought him deficient if he had sought help with the psychological component.”
― Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Result