Maria Semple Art Quotations

The first stop on this crazy train is Kindergarten Junction, and nobody gets off until it pulls into Harvard Station.

Being in writers' rooms turns you feral. You are swearing, you are going to very dark, mean places. You start out in the room with all these smart people, and you're all well-read and well-educated and the humor is really erudite. And then over the course of the year, after the production schedule grinds you down, it is just so mean and stupid.

I guess that's what art is: Turning something painful into something people can relate to.

Creating art is painful. It takes time, practice, and the courage to stand alone.