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Maria Semple Quotes

In a lot of ways, TV writing taught me how to be a good storyteller. I learned about dialogue, scenes, moving the plot forward.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: May 21, 1964

Topics

Good Me Moving Writing Forward Plot

I think people have been really receptive to understanding that I've grown up and the music's going to sound a little different.

Music People Think Understanding Up

Many have wondered if Greece's economy would get so bad that it would eventually break away from the Eurozone - a move that could encourage other countries to follow and therefore splinter the currency union.

Bad Follow Economy Break Move Get

The reality is that the work I do is not private work. I bring all my secrets, my life, to my work. Anybody who's seen my work knows everything about me.

Life Work Me Reality My Life Bring

Nowadays, it's so silly to not express your feelings, as long as you respect peoples' spaces and respect their limits. You have to live your life in peace, and no one has anything to do with that.

Life Live Respect Peace Limits You

I find I get fixed in my ways if I don't change. I think I take too many things for granted.

Roderick MacKinnon

Change Think Find Things Take Get

I roll my eyes at the grandstanding blowhards who have 'fixed' themselves, but I keep up with the gizmos and apps that track people's various rhythms. I'm no lifelogger or body-hacker, but I'm curious, and I want to be in-tune enough to know what's really the matter so I can level up and be at my most awesome.

Eyes Curious People Enough I Can Up

Experience is what you have after you've forgotten her name.

Funny Experience Name You Forgotten

I'm not going to worry about any outside pressure or distractions or any of the things that comes with being the #1 pick. I know there is responsibility that comes with it, but I'm ready to get after it.

Responsibility Pressure Worry Ready

My films are never about what Hong Kong is like, or anything approaching a realistic portrait, but what I think about Hong Kong and what I want it to be.

Think Portrait Want Never Hong Kong

I was born in Catanzaro, Italy, from a Calabrese mother and a Ligurian father.

Renato Dulbecco

Father Mother Born I Was Born Italy

Clearly, Donald Trump's victory is an additional stone in the building of a new world, destined to replace the old one.

World Victory Building Stone New

For me, it's the unexpected and surprising combinations of produce that are the most exciting and lure me into the kitchen for a little bit of experimenting. Apples and sweet potatoes together? Who knew? Carrots with grapes? Okay. I may not be Julia Child, but I can do pretty well with a simple recipe and a lot of enthusiasm.

Together Simple Child Me Sweet Okay

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