Maria Semple Quotes

'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' is an epistolary novel - one told in letters. I had no idea how much fun it would be, puzzling together the plot with letters and documents.

Maria Semple

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TogetherFunYouGoLettersPlot

I have a driver in London because I am slightly dyslexic and cannot drive in the U.K.; after all, the traffic runs the opposite way to that in the United States.

Tom Ford

I AmDriveTrafficLondonWay

A society should never become like a pond with stagnant water, without movement. That's the most important thing.

Mikhail Gorbachev

WaterSocietyImportantBecomeNever

I'm a Kiwi. I'm from a beach suburb called Takapuna, which is on the north shore of Auckland in New Zealand.

Lorde

BeachNewShoreZealandNew Zealand

The world is so competitive, aggressive, consumive, selfish and during the time we spend here we must be all but that.

Jose Mourinho

TimeWorldSelfishAggressiveHere

Except for Carrie Bradshaw's in the opening credits of 'Sex and the City,' I don't know if the tutu has ever really been trendy, but I want to wear one. I want to dance around in it, and I want that to be socially acceptable.

Devin Kelley

DanceCitySexKnowWantOpening

I think 'Amazing Race' is sometimes like being on tour.

Corin Tucker

AmazingThinkSometimesRaceBeing

I get too hyped before games.

Brock Osweiler

GamesGetBeforeTooHyped

Whether man is a product of evolution or is 'created' becomes the question, 'Who is man? Is he part of the world or something different from it?'

Alija Izetbegovic

ManWorldEvolutionProductQuestion

How I thrive is very simple. My son brought my perspective back to focusing on and appreciating the simple things in life. It's about just being with my family - whether that's waking up in bed next to my husband under the comforter and just hugging or walking down the street and holding my son's hand.

Tia Mowry

LifeFamilySonPerspectiveSimple

If a new artist wants to put out some sort of off-the-wall, crazy deep ballad about the sun or whatever, it might be hard to get traction. It's so much easier for someone established to put out a really heartfelt, deep song and get it played in radio.

Thomas Rhett

SunCrazySongDeepSomeoneArtist

I remember seeing Bill Hurt in New York once. I talked to him on the phone around 1988 and that's about it. I was shooting in New York and somebody said Glenn Close came by the set.

Tom Berenger

New YorkHurtRememberSeeingPhone

I know there are only so many characters I'll be able to play.

Ryan Gosling

PlayKnowOnlyAbleManyCharacters

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