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Susan Orlean Quotes

College athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just pity the people caught in that tender trap. And most of all, I pity those kids Picture Quote #1

I rarely listen to commercial radio, and when I do, I’m shocked by how many ads there are, and how annoying they are, and how bad the radio station usually is Picture Quote #1

I had forgotten how thrilling a snow day is until my son started school, and as much as he loves it, he swoons at the idea of a free day arriving unexpectedly, laid out like a gift Picture Quote #1

You can find out anything you want about a car now, and especially every bit of information about the price, without relying on the dealers Picture Quote #1

Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Does it mean it’s a good story or just a seductive one? Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn’t know Picture Quote #1

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Keeping animals, I have learned, is all about water. Who even knew chickens drank water? I didn’t, but they do, and a lot Picture Quote #1

I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was simultaneously operating a sports franchise Picture Quote #1

I love writing traditional magazine pieces, and especially their breadth of reporting and the deliberateness of the writing Picture Quote #1

Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it Picture Quote #1

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’m happy to be reminded that an ordinary day full of nothing but nothingness can make you feel like you’ve won the lottery Picture Quote #1

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I don’t turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture Picture Quote #1

A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder Picture Quote #1

I would like to make sleeping my new hobby, except that I’m too tired, really, to have a hobby. But a girl can always dream Picture Quote #1

One of the very best reasons for having children is to be reminded of the incomparable joys of a snow day Picture Quote #1

I think of myself as something of a connoisseur of procrastination, creative and dogged in my approach to not getting things done Picture Quote #1

I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way Picture Quote #1

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When you’re researching you’re learning. When you’re writing, you’re teaching Picture Quote #1

You have to appreciate the spiritual component of having an opportunity to do something as wondrous as writing. You should be practical and smart and you should have a good agent and you should work really, really hard. But you should also be filled with awe and gratitude about this amazing way to be in the world Picture Quote #1

There’s a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to. It’s like trying to write a song, making tiny tweaks, reading it out loud, shifting things to make it sound a certain way... Sometimes it feels like digging out of a hole, but sometimes it feels like flying. When it’s working and the rhythm’s there, it does feel like magic to me Picture Quote #1

The world is so huge that people are always getting lost in it. There are too many ideas and things and people too many directions to go. I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size. It makes the world seem not huge and empty but full of possibility Picture Quote #1

There was a time when I kept track of it all; when my mind worked like a giant lint brush being swept over the fuzzy surface of popular culture. But these days, pop culture seems to have gotten fuzzier and fuzzier; notoriety comes and goes in the snap of a finger Picture Quote #1

I remember thinking that a girdle was barbaric, and that never in a million years would I treat myself like a sleeping bag being shoved into a stuff sack. Never! Instead, I would run marathons and work out and be in perfect shape and reject the tyranny of the girdle forever Picture Quote #1

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They will be given as gifts; books that are especially pretty or visual will be bought as hard copies; books that are collectible will continue to be collected; people with lots of bookshelves will keep stocking them; and anyone who likes to make notes in books will keep buying books with margins to fill 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

Like writing, running is so much about mind over matter. There are times when you have to override the discomfort and keep pushing. That capacity to endure and then prevail is just amazing Picture Quote #1

I really believed that anything at all was worth writing about if you cared about it enough, and that the best and only necessary justification for writing any particular story was that I cared about it Picture Quote #1

The lesson we have yet to learn from dogs, that could sustain us, is that having no apprehension of the past or future is not limiting but liberating Picture Quote #1

The thing is, I have a zillion apps, and I’m always looking for the perfect arrangement for them, so scrambling my home screen is part of that eternal quest Picture Quote #1

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College athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just pity the people caught in that tender trap. And most of all, I pity those kids (Susan Orlean Quotes) I rarely listen to commercial radio, and when I do, I’m shocked by how many ads there are, and how annoying they are, and how bad the radio station usually is (Susan Orlean Quotes) I had forgotten how thrilling a snow day is until my son started school, and as much as he loves it, he swoons at the idea of a free day arriving unexpectedly, laid out like a gift (Susan Orlean Quotes) You can find out anything you want about a car now, and especially every bit of information about the price, without relying on the dealers (Susan Orlean Quotes) Why, I wonder, should the popularity of a news story matter to me? Does it mean it’s a good story or just a seductive one? (Susan Orlean Quotes) Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn’t know (Susan Orlean Quotes) Keeping animals, I have learned, is all about water. Who even knew chickens drank water? I didn’t, but they do, and a lot (Susan Orlean Quotes) I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was simultaneously operating a sports franchise (Susan Orlean Quotes) I love writing traditional magazine pieces, and especially their breadth of reporting and the deliberateness of the writing (Susan Orlean Quotes) Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it (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’m happy to be reminded that an ordinary day full of nothing but nothingness can make you feel like you’ve won the lottery (Susan Orlean Quotes) I don’t turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture (Susan Orlean Quotes) A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder (Susan Orlean Quotes) I would like to make sleeping my new hobby, except that I’m too tired, really, to have a hobby. But a girl can always dream (Susan Orlean Quotes) One of the very best reasons for having children is to be reminded of the incomparable joys of a snow day (Susan Orlean Quotes) I think of myself as something of a connoisseur of procrastination, creative and dogged in my approach to not getting things done (Susan Orlean Quotes) I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way (Susan Orlean Quotes) When you’re researching you’re learning. When you’re writing, you’re teaching (Susan Orlean Quotes) You have to appreciate the spiritual component of having an opportunity to do something as wondrous as writing. You should be practical and smart and you should have a good agent and you should work really, really hard. But you should also be filled with awe and gratitude about this amazing way to be in the world (Susan Orlean Quotes) There’s a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to. It’s like trying to write a song, making tiny tweaks, reading it out loud, shifting things to make it sound a certain way... Sometimes it feels like digging out of a hole, but sometimes it feels like flying. When it’s working and the rhythm’s there, it does feel like magic to me (Susan Orlean Quotes) The world is so huge that people are always getting lost in it. There are too many ideas and things and people too many directions to go. I was starting to believe that the reason it matters to care passionately about something is that it whittles the world down to a more manageable size. It makes the world seem not huge and empty but full of possibility (Susan Orlean Quotes) There was a time when I kept track of it all; when my mind worked like a giant lint brush being swept over the fuzzy surface of popular culture. But these days, pop culture seems to have gotten fuzzier and fuzzier; notoriety comes and goes in the snap of a finger (Susan Orlean Quotes) I remember thinking that a girdle was barbaric, and that never in a million years would I treat myself like a sleeping bag being shoved into a stuff sack. Never! Instead, I would run marathons and work out and be in perfect shape and reject the tyranny of the girdle forever (Susan Orlean Quotes) They will be given as gifts; books that are especially pretty or visual will be bought as hard copies; books that are collectible will continue to be collected; people with lots of bookshelves will keep stocking them; and anyone who likes to make notes in books will keep buying books with margins to fill (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) Like writing, running is so much about mind over matter. There are times when you have to override the discomfort and keep pushing. That capacity to endure and then prevail is just amazing (Susan Orlean Quotes) I really believed that anything at all was worth writing about if you cared about it enough, and that the best and only necessary justification for writing any particular story was that I cared about it (Susan Orlean Quotes) The lesson we have yet to learn from dogs, that could sustain us, is that having no apprehension of the past or future is not limiting but liberating (Susan Orlean Quotes) The thing is, I have a zillion apps, and I’m always looking for the perfect arrangement for them, so scrambling my home screen is part of that eternal quest (Susan Orlean Quotes)

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