Maria Semple Quotes

“People like you must create. If you don't create, Bernadette, you will become a menace to society.”

“People like you must create. If you don't create, Bernadette, you will become a menace to society.”

“People like you must create. If you don’t create, Bernadette, you will become a menace to society.”

“Among the best traitors Ireland has ever had, Mother Church ranks at the very top, a massive obstacle in the path to equality and freedom. She has been a force for conservatism... to ward off threats to her own security and influence.”

“Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.”

“To gain that which is worth having it may be necessary to lose everything else.”

“Spiritual life is like a moving sidewalk. Whether you go with it or spend your whole life running against it you're still going to be taken along.”

“The Blessed Virgin used me like a broom and then put me back in my place.”

“Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.”

“To be a climber one has to accept that gratification is rarely immediate.”

“The faith is not the problem, Bernadette. The problem is the faithful.”