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Maria Thomas

  • ... you could hear the heavy soft sounds of hippo coming out of the river to forage at night, like someone in the next bed rolling over, like a rustle of sheets.

    • Maria Thomas,
    • "Jim Chance," Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage ()
  • Parking in Washington sometimes feels like destiny. In our family we shop where we park and choose our restaurants that way.

    • Maria Thomas,
    • "Ethiopia," African Visas ()

Maria Thomas, U.S. writer

(1941 - 1989)

Real name: Roberta Worrick.