This One Is Mine Quotes

“I have a high tolerance for pain, but a low tolerance for discomfort.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“She didn’t trust people who didn’t like garlic, especially big fried pieces.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“Love wouldn’t make being a mother any less boring or draining or bewildering.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“My problems are all problems I’m lucky to have. And I know it, so therein lies the rub.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“As Violet had put it, You can’t secretly abort your husband’s baby because you think he’s retarded and expect to stay happily married.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“You’re always sorry. You’re always grateful. You hold her thinking, “I’m not alone.” You’re still alone. . . . You’re sorry-grateful Regretful-happy. Why look for answers Where none occur? You’ll always be What you always were, Which has nothing to do with, All to do with her.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“But once Violet saw the inherent sadness in one thing, she couldn't stop.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“I think it was Oscar Wilde who said, You wouldn’t care about what other people thought about you if you realized how seldom they actually did.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“so am I. I have stumbled enough. I am forgiven. I am abundant. I am certainly insouciant. I’m not your tar baby. You’re the star, baby. Love the lucky well.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“She didn’t care if other children grew up to the Wiggles or Dan Zanes. Hers would adore Sondheim.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine

“In order to make the April mortgage, Kurt had been forced to sell all his CDs, disconnect his Internet, and never set foot in a Jamba Juice.”
― Maria Semple, This One Is Mine