Maria Semple Quotes

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• I felt so full of love for everything. But at the same time, I felt so hung out there to dry, like nobody could ever…
• After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my…
• I think because I try to keep things as real as I can, or I try to start from a place of reality, I almost…
• My strength as a TV writer was my total lack of interest in television.
• I'm not too good when exposed to people
• The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be.
• Its like a hypnotist put everyone from Seattle into a collective trance. "You are getting sleepy, when you wake up you will want to live…
• Hovering over me was the Chihuly chandelier. Chihulys are the pigeons of Seattle. They're everywhere and even if they don't get in your way, you…
• This is why you must love life: one day you're offering up your social security number to the Russian Mafia; two weeks later you're using…
• When your eyes are softly focused on the horizon for sustained periods, your brain releases endorphins. It's the same as a runner's high. These days,…
• I got a huge knot in my stomach because if Antarctica could talk, it would be saying only one thing: you don't belong here. (277)
• Maybe that’s what religion is, hurling yourself off a cliff and trusting that something bigger will take care of you and carry you to the…
• I can pinpoint that as the single happiest moment of my life, because I realized then that Mom would always have my back. It made…
• What's this?" She pulled out a card and held it away from her face. "I can't read what it says." I took it from her…
• We were like the Beatles, Dad.' 'I know you think that, sweetie' 'Seriously. Mom is John, you're Paul, I'm George, and Ice Cream is Ringo.'…
• That's right,' she told the girls. 'You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's…
• Your mission statement says Galer Street is based on global "connectitude." (You people don't just think outside the box, you think outside the dictionary!)
• When "Here Comes the Sun" started, what happened? No, the sun didn't come out, but Mom opened up like the sun breaking through the clouds.…
• I'd say I never considered myself a great architect. I'm more of a creative problem solver with good taste and a soft spot for logistical…
• One of the main reasons I don't like leaving the house is because I might find myself face to face with a Canadian.

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