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Susan Orlean Quotes

I think on a day-to-day basis, what attracts us in coexisting with another living, evolving thing, is that you have a relationship that’s different than with a piece of furniture. We experience the cycle of life through these other beings Picture Quote #1

You could go crazy thinking of how unprivate our lives really are - the omnipresent security cameras, the tracking data on our very smart phones, the porous state of our Internet selves, the trail of electronic crumbs we leave every day Picture Quote #1

I think the responsibility of running a huge business, which happens if you become a successful designer, probably makes you more careful Picture Quote #1

The biggest problem with working at a treadmill desk: the compulsion to announce constantly that you are working at a treadmill desk Picture Quote #1

I think part of a hero construct is overcoming loss, or being abandoned, or having to make your own way in the world Picture Quote #1

Being a good designer certainly doesn’t guarantee that you’re good at business. It’s probably more surprising when the two talents coexist in one person Picture Quote #1

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I’ve noticed lately that it seems most intimate to not use any closing on your e-mail at all, because it seems to make it feel like you are engaged in an ongoing conversation - as if this one e-mail doesn’t represent the beginning and end of the interaction but is just part of a perpetual loop of friendly back-and-forth Picture Quote #1

The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that I’m tired. I have been tired for decades. I am tired in the morning and I am tired while becalmed in the slough of the afternoon, and I am tired in the evening, except right when I try to go to sleep Picture Quote #1

We do a lot of bird-watching up in the country, but we almost never have a chance to people-watch. There simply aren’t enough human beings up here: there is nowhere you can park yourself with a cup of coffee and observe the species on parade Picture Quote #1

I finally overcame my phobia, and now I approach flying with a sort of studied boredom - a learned habit, thanks to my learn-to-fly-calmly training - but like all former flying phobics, I retain a weird and feverish fascination with aviation news, especially bad news Picture Quote #1

I like the idea that people get engaged thinking about design, about creativity. I don’t see how it could possibly be bad Picture Quote #1

I don’t care that much about rote memorization. An old boyfriend of mine used to get into lacerating arguments with his parents over facts, and I used to watch on in mute astonishment. How could anyone actually argue about something that could be looked up? Picture Quote #1

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The one thing I’ve discovered about social media is that people love answering questions. In fact, it sometimes feels like at any given moment, millions of people are online who have been waiting for exactly the question you fire off Picture Quote #1

I think coexisting with another life form is a very rich experience. It’s why people keep plants and animals Picture Quote #1

Writing about someone well known removes that obligation of defending it as a subject, but it also means that some of the surprise and freshness is already gone. It’s so different - in some ways much harder for me Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I think I’ve figured out some order in the universe, but then I find myself in Florida Picture Quote #1

Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work for their children who have the notion that writing is an actual profession. I say this from experience Picture Quote #1

You may never learn the names of any of the people you talk to in a dog park, even after many, many hours spent there with them, and many hours of conversation. But if - knock on wood - anything should ever happen to your dog, these nameless non-strangers will rally, sympathize, offer to help, and hold your hand. I know this from experience Picture Quote #1

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Who on earth is going to use ‘utilize’ in a text message, a whopping seven characters including the always-hard-to-type ‘z,’ when you can say the exact same thing in three characters? I can’t think of a sentence in which ‘use’ can’t replace ‘utilize.’ Picture Quote #1

When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that I could leave the hospital and take him home, I burst into tears. It wasn’t the emotion of the moment: it was shock and horror Picture Quote #1

Now we’re e-mailing and tweeting and texting so much, a phone call comes as a fresh surprise. I get text messages on my cell phone all day long, and it warbles to alert me that someone has sent me a message on Facebook or a reply or direct message on Twitter, but it rarely ever rings Picture Quote #1

Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint Picture Quote #1

Sometimes, the Internet can feel like a middle-school playground populated by brats in ski masks who name-call and taunt with the fake bravery of the anonymous. But sometimes - thank goodness - it’s nicer than real life Picture Quote #1

Every single one of my books had its title changed almost as we were going to press, for all sorts of different reasons Picture Quote #1

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I don’t like hiking with convicts carrying machetes Picture Quote #1

Sometimes I’m dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us; that’s the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time Picture Quote #1

In my perfect world, we would establish perhaps four national zoos of unimpeachable quality and close the rest of them Picture Quote #1

I’ve loved some gadgets that were not worthy, and I’ve loved gadgets that I would have loved more if I had waited for their developers to figure out how to really make them work, but I loved them anyway Picture Quote #1

I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose? Picture Quote #1

Everything rational and sensible abandons me when I try to throw out photographs. Time and time again, I hold one over a wastebasket, and then find it impossible to release my fingers and let the picture drop and disappear Picture Quote #1

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I think on a day-to-day basis, what attracts us in coexisting with another living, evolving thing, is that you have a relationship that’s different than with a piece of furniture. We experience the cycle of life through these other beings. (Susan Orlean Quotes) You could go crazy thinking of how unprivate our lives really are - the omnipresent security cameras, the tracking data on our very smart phones, the porous state of our Internet selves, the trail of electronic crumbs we leave every day. (Susan Orlean Quotes) I think the responsibility of running a huge business, which happens if you become a successful designer, probably makes you more careful. (Susan Orlean Quotes) The biggest problem with working at a treadmill desk: the compulsion to announce constantly that you are working at a treadmill desk. (Susan Orlean Quotes) I think part of a hero construct is overcoming loss, or being abandoned, or having to make your own way in the world. (Susan Orlean Quotes) Being a good designer certainly doesn’t guarantee that you’re good at business. It’s probably more surprising when the two talents coexist in one person. (Susan Orlean Quotes) I’ve noticed lately that it seems most intimate to not use any closing on your e-mail at all, because it seems to make it feel like you are engaged in an ongoing conversation - as if this one e-mail doesn’t represent the beginning and end of the interaction but is just part of a perpetual loop of friendly back-and-forth. (Susan Orlean Quotes) The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that I’m tired. I have been tired for decades. I am tired in the morning and I am tired while becalmed in the slough of the afternoon, and I am tired in the evening, except right when I try to go to sleep. (Susan Orlean Quotes) We do a lot of bird-watching up in the country, but we almost never have a chance to people-watch. There simply aren’t enough human beings up here: there is nowhere you can park yourself with a cup of coffee and observe the species on parade (Susan Orlean Quotes) I finally overcame my phobia, and now I approach flying with a sort of studied boredom - a learned habit, thanks to my learn-to-fly-calmly training - but like all former flying phobics, I retain a weird and feverish fascination with aviation news, especially bad news. (Susan Orlean Quotes) I like the idea that people get engaged thinking about design, about creativity. I don’t see how it could possibly be bad. (Susan Orlean Quotes) I don’t care that much about rote memorization. An old boyfriend of mine used to get into lacerating arguments with his parents over facts, and I used to watch on in mute astonishment. How could anyone actually argue about something that could be looked up? (Susan Orlean Quotes) The one thing I’ve discovered about social media is that people love answering questions. In fact, it sometimes feels like at any given moment, millions of people are online who have been waiting for exactly the question you fire off. (Susan Orlean Quotes) I think coexisting with another life form is a very rich experience. It’s why people keep plants and animals. (Susan Orlean Quotes) Writing about someone well known removes that obligation of defending it as a subject, but it also means that some of the surprise and freshness is already gone. It’s so different - in some ways much harder for me. (Susan Orlean Quotes) Sometimes I think I’ve figured out some order in the universe, but then I find myself in Florida (Susan Orlean Quotes) Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work for their children who have the notion that writing is an actual profession. I say this from experience (Susan Orlean Quotes) You may never learn the names of any of the people you talk to in a dog park, even after many, many hours spent there with them, and many hours of conversation. But if - knock on wood - anything should ever happen to your dog, these nameless non-strangers will rally, sympathize, offer to help, and hold your hand. I know this from experience (Susan Orlean Quotes) Who on earth is going to use ‘utilize’ in a text message, a whopping seven characters including the always-hard-to-type ‘z,’ when you can say the exact same thing in three characters? I can’t think of a sentence in which ‘use’ can’t replace ‘utilize.’ (Susan Orlean Quotes) When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that I could leave the hospital and take him home, I burst into tears. It wasn’t the emotion of the moment: it was shock and horror (Susan Orlean Quotes) Now we’re e-mailing and tweeting and texting so much, a phone call comes as a fresh surprise. I get text messages on my cell phone all day long, and it warbles to alert me that someone has sent me a message on Facebook or a reply or direct message on Twitter, but it rarely ever rings (Susan Orlean Quotes) Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint (Susan Orlean Quotes) Sometimes, the Internet can feel like a middle-school playground populated by brats in ski masks who name-call and taunt with the fake bravery of the anonymous. But sometimes - thank goodness - it’s nicer than real life (Susan Orlean Quotes) Every single one of my books had its title changed almost as we were going to press, for all sorts of different reasons (Susan Orlean Quotes) I don’t like hiking with convicts carrying machetes (Susan Orlean Quotes) Sometimes I’m dazzled by how modern and fabulous we are, and how easy everything can be for us; that’s the gilded glow of technology, and I marvel at it all the time (Susan Orlean Quotes) In my perfect world, we would establish perhaps four national zoos of unimpeachable quality and close the rest of them (Susan Orlean Quotes) I’ve loved some gadgets that were not worthy, and I’ve loved gadgets that I would have loved more if I had waited for their developers to figure out how to really make them work, but I loved them anyway (Susan Orlean Quotes) I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose? (Susan Orlean Quotes) Everything rational and sensible abandons me when I try to throw out photographs. Time and time again, I hold one over a wastebasket, and then find it impossible to release my fingers and let the picture drop and disappear (Susan Orlean Quotes)

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