The one constant in my life has been my love of books: reading them, thinking about them, talking about them, holding them, turning people on to new ones. Maria Semple Read Quote
Where’d You Go, Bernadette’ was surprisingly easy and fun to write because I was feeling such strong emotions. Maria Semple Read Quote
When I wrote for TV, I was always thinking in terms of character and story. After fifteen years, it became hard-wired in me. Maria Semple Read Quote
I must say, it was a lot easier writing novels than I thought it would be. I think it’s because I’m a novelist at heart, and it took me a while to figure that out. Maria Semple Read Quote
I know what it’s like to feel snobby; I know what it’s like to feel anxiety; I know what it’s like to feel like busted because you’re crazy. Maria Semple Read Quote
I don’t mind finding these ugly sides to my personality and exaggerating them because that’s something you can write towards. Maria Semple Read Quote
In my high-minded and naive way, I believed the only books worth reading were the classics. Maria Semple Read Quote
I’m consistently blown away by ‘Mad Men.’ Having spent so much time in the writers’ room, I’m cursed in that anytime I watch something, I’m always calculating what the writers are up to. Maria Semple Read Quote
My favorite kind of book is a domestic drama that’s grounded in reality yet slightly unhinged. Maria Semple Read Quote
