Quotes by : Maria Semple

That was happiness. Not the framed greatest hits, but the moments in between. At the time, I hadn't pegged....

I'd say I never considered myself a great architect. I'm more of a creative problem solver with good....

Earlier this year, I'd told a mother at school I'd been married fifteen year. She asked, "What's the....

Your mission statement says Galer Street is based on global "connectitude." (You people don't just think....

I know it's a lot. But she can handle it. I'd rather ruin her with the truth than ruin her with lies.....

Fast, Cheap, Good: Pick Two.

People like you must create. If you don't create, Bernadette, you will become a menace to society.

What's this?" She pulled out a card and held it away from her face. "I can't read what it says." I took....

People like you must create. If you don’t create, Bernadette, you will become a menace to society.

Was it happiness I'd found in my long marriage? Or capitulation? Or is that all happiness is, capitulation?....