All Men of Genius Quotes

“It must be odd having a lover as a servant." Jack said. "You mean a servant as a lover." Violet said. "What you describe is merely how most men view marriage.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“Any fool can see you're a woman. Luckily, this is a school full of geniuses, so I don't think you'll have too much trouble.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“Spinsterhood didn’t matter much to her; she was already married to science.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“You’ve gone drinking?” Ashton asked.
“She was quite the lushington the other night. But don’t worry, I took her home okay.”
“You took me to the basement to go hunting for vicious killer automata.”
“Well, yeah, but it was at home.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“I don’t recommend emulating the behavior of any of the characters contained within. They’re all quite mad.
The truth is, I have no idea what I’m talking about.
Except about love. We all know a little about that. Or nothing at all. In any case, we’re all on equal footing." (Author’s Note)”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“There is a safety mechanism in place [to ensure the perambulator doesn't turn back into a purse with a baby in it] : if anything weighing more than a pound and a half-about the weight of a three-volume novel-is in the carriage of the perambulator, it will not transform.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“I'm growing old, Ernest, and I find myself enjoying the company of young men more and more.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“He had often suspected that the young carriage driver had a particular affection for him. He had even wanted to indulge it on occasion, but was unsure if that would be improper. To make love to someone else's help seemed perfectly acceptable, but to make love to your own help seemed a mite graceless, as though you couldn't find lovers outside your immediate household.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius

“Ashton Adams, the real Ashton Adams, had had a wonderful week. He had attended four poetry readings and two séances, as well as an extraordinary art exhibit showing exclusively paintings of young men bathing. He had even met several of the models for the paintings, though he hadn’t yet gone bathing with any of them.”
― Lev A.C. Rosen, All Men of Genius