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Maria Semple Quotes

I don't mind finding these ugly sides to my personality and exaggerating them because that's something you can write towards.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Personality Ugly Mind Finding You

Yeah, I'm the Brit who isn't Lewis Hamilton that woke up and realised he was good. I got that tag because I was young, flying around in jets and driving fast cars. I always took my driving seriously, but I suppose I enjoyed life... But I'm not a playboy.

Life Good Flying Driving Fast Young

I like to work at the beginning of projects. Once they get stable, I'll hand them off.

Work Beginning Hand Get Off Like

They who are in the highest places, and have the most power, have the least liberty, because they are the most observed.

Power Liberty Places Because Most

Keep it simple. Tell the truth. People can smell the truth.

Truth Simple People Smell Tell Keep

As an actress, if you find inspiration through my work, then my job is complete.

Work Job You Find Inspiration Then

Whether religion is man-made is a question for philosophers or theologians. But the forms are man-made. They are a human response to something. As a historian of religions, I am interested in those expressions.

Religion I Am Human Question Those

All I wanted was attention from girls when I was a kid. Then I got my braces off, and then there was too much attention, and I was also mad that they didn't pay attention to me in the first place. Then I was just like, I couldn't put on blinders and focus on one because there were too many options.

Focus Me Attention Mad Place Kid

I always loved singing and writing poetry. I always loved music, and I've loved writing my whole life. When I put them together, it was probably in my early 20s where I put words to music for the first time.

Lisa Marie Presley

Life Music Time Together Poetry

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot.

Jonathan Carroll

Book Rest Always Point Where Plot

'Rob Roy' was a great adaptation. It was a lot better than 'Braveheart.'

Great Better Than Lot Adaptation

I think you get in trouble if you make experimental big studio films.

Richard Linklater

Think You Trouble Big Get Studio

I worked hard to get stronger and better, and I'm really happy and satisfied.

Happy Better Stronger Hard Satisfied

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