Quote by Maria Semple

“You shouldn't be wandering around in such a big city all by yourself. Even if it is Seattle.”

— Nenia Campbell

“As much as I try not to engage people in the grocery checkout, I couldn’t resist one day when I overheard one refer to…

— Maria Semple

“I know this doesn't make sense, but if we ever did this before, exactly this, with you sitting over there and me here, in…

— Peter Straub

“I don't care what I am. I care where I am- and that's with you.”

— Nick Oliveri

“Seattle. It rains there a lot." Well, this is going great. Conversationalist of the Year. I'll just continue to recite basic facts about US…

— Emery Lord

“Good afternoon, Seattle. I'm listening.”

— Frasier Crane

“Life is a food chain, and it's better to be the diner than the dinner.”

— Jim Davis

“Seattle is the only city where you step in shit and you pray, Please God, let this be dog shit.”

— Maria Semple

“Life takes place in restaurants.”

— Brian Morton

“Following the food from market to the kitchen made a huge difference. to this day, this is how I cook.”

— Annie Falk

“Don’t crap where you eat”

— Barry Lyga

“I can’t recommend the food at that place, because they wouldn’t let me eat.”

— Hunter S. Thompson