Maria Semple Quotes


I can pinpoint that as the single happiest moment of my life, because I realized then that Mom would always have my back. It made me feel giant. I raced back down the concrete ramp, faster than I ever had before, so fast I should have fallen, but I didn't fall, because Mom was in the world.


Citations

Semple, Maria. Where'd You Go, Bernadette. Little, Brown and Company, 2012.

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Maria Semple
Maria Semple
  • Born: May 21, 1964
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Television Producer, Television Writer Novelist

Maria Keogh Semple is an American novelist and screenwriter. She is the author of This One Is Mine (2008), Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2012), and Today Will Be Different (2016). Her television credits include Beverly Hills, 90210, Mad About You, Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, Suddenly Susan, and Ellen. She is a 2013 recipient of the Alex Awards.