I'll see something awful on the street and I'll come home and say to my boyfriend, "I just saw the funniest thing on the street." It's a stance. It's the way I was born, or the way I was damaged.
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.' 'Ice Crea… - Maria Semple
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.' 'Ice Crea…
- Maria Semple
I'm not too good when exposed to people - Maria Semple
I'm not too good when exposed to people
Unfortunately Seattle is my muse, for the better or worse of Seattle - I'm not sure. - Maria Semple
Unfortunately Seattle is my muse, for the better or worse of Seattle - I'm not sure.
You come out into the world after a season of TV and you're just swearing and saying mean things to people and they're looking at you like, Who are y… - Maria Semple
You come out into the world after a season of TV and you're just swearing and saying mean things to people and they're looking at you like, Who are y…
I can't tell you the number of times I've been in the middle of a perfunctory conversation, and someone will say, 'Tell us what you really think.' Or… - Maria Semple
I can't tell you the number of times I've been in the middle of a perfunctory conversation, and someone will say, 'Tell us what you really think.' Or…
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 boring now? Well, it onl… - Maria Semple
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 boring now? Well, it onl…
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 the word ca… - Maria Semple
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 the word ca…
Ruthless concern with story is what I learned in television. - Maria Semple
Ruthless concern with story is what I learned in television.
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 nightmares. - Maria Semple
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 nightmares.
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