We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall in love with people who fall in love with us. It is a mightily complicated business.


The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (ed. Penguin UK, 1994) - ISBN: 9780141965451

Matt Ridley Quotes

We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall in love with people who fall in love...

We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall in love with people who fall in love...

We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall in love with people who fall in love...

We consciously decide whether to consider people; we fall in love despite ourselves; we entirely fail to fall in love with people who fall in love...