I suppose I could admire all these slow Seattle drivers for their safety-mindedness, consideration for others, and peace of mind. Instead, I'm a fury of annoyance. Maria Semple admireannoyanceconsideration Change image and share on social
In TV writing, I felt like Gulliver being tied down by the Lilliputians. There's so much more freedom in fiction writing. Maria Semple feltfictionfreedom Change image and share on social
I quickly realized that shopping on Amazon had made the idea of parking my car and going into a store feel like an outrageous imposition on my time and good nature. Maria Semple amazoncarfeel Change image and share on social
There's a happiness that comes from writing that I won't live without. Maria Semple happinesslivewrite Change image and share on social
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 don't have the imagination to write a book that's not set where I am. Maria Semple bookimaginationplace Change image and share on social
I drop my kid off at school and then race home, and it's a very limited time. I can only do really serious writing for a couple of hours. And then I always go on a walk, I do a one-to-two-hour walk; I don't go running or hard hiking. Maria Semple coupledrophard share on social
In a lot of ways, TV writing taught me how to be a good storyteller. I learned about dialogue, scenes, moving the plot forward. Maria Semple dialogueforwardgood Change image and share on social
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 anytimeblowcalculate Change image and share on social
Even when I was writing 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette,' I started to appreciate Seattle's many charms. Maria Semple bernadettecharmseattle Change image and share on social
I think a novel has to be about where you are at a given moment in time. I think it really needs to represent some specific pain you're going through. it's not just a story. Maria Semple momentpainrepresent Change image and share on social
