“A sensible question, as Mrs. Clare, an admirer of logic, though a curious interpreter of it, was driven to admit.”
“Love didn't ask permission. It wasn't sensible or logical. It did as it wished, and damn the consequences”
“Though he had both esteem and admiration for the sensibility of the human race, he had little respect for their intelligence: man has always found it easier to sacrifice his life than to learn the multiplication table.[Mr Harrington's washing]”
“Arabic science throughout its golden age was inextricably linked to religion; indeed, it was driven by the need of early scholars to interpret the Qur'an.”
“Humans are curious creatures. What we cannot see, our logical minds will try to deny.”
“And Clare, always Clare.”