All Maria Semple Quotes
- The first stop on this crazy train is Kindergarten Junction, and nobody gets off until it pulls into Harvard Station. Crazy
- Can you believe the weather?'...'Actually, I CAN believe the weather. What I can't believe is that I'm actually having a conversation about the weather. Believe
- Those East Coast rich kids are a different breed, on a fast track to nowhere. Your friends in Seattle are downright Canadian in their niceness.… Absolutely
- You bet your bindi that’s how big I want it. Bet
- Ruthless concern with story is what I learned in television. Concern
- In a lot of ways, TV writing taught me how to be a good storyteller. I learned about dialogue, scenes, moving the plot forward. Dialogue
- My father was a screenwriter, and I kind of grew up in that world. Father
- I never understood the concept of a fluffy summer read. For me, summer reading means beaches, long train rides and layovers in foreign airports. All… Airport