“The fact that dogs are not people means you don't have as much response to the particulars.” PeopleMeanFactsDogResponse Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” ThinkingTryingFirstsHas BeensFactsSleepMorningWake UpTiredDecadesEveningAfternoonGoing To SleepI'm TiredSlough Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” PeopleFeelsHas BeensSometimesMomentsFactsGivenSocialWaitingMillionsFireOne ThingMediaSocial MediaOnlineAnswering Questions Author:Susan Orlean
“What's funny is that the idea of popularity - even the use of the word 'popular' - is something that had been mostly absent from my life since junior high. In fact, the hallmark of life after junior high seemed to be the shedding of popularity as a central concern.” IdeasFactsUseConcernPopularityAbsentJuniorsHallmarkJunior High Author:Susan Orlean
“I love tearing things out of the ground. I love digging and discarding. I love pruning. In fact, I love pruning so much that I once gave myself carpal-tunnel syndrome because I attacked a trumpet vine with so much dedication.” FactsDedicationTunnelsDiggingTrumpetsVinesSyndromesPruning Author:Susan Orlean
“Most fourth graders can't say why Abraham Lincoln is an important historical figure? Wow. This is far more distressing than if the news had been that fourth graders were bad at reciting multiplication tables, because you can, in fact, Google that.” IfsImportantFactsFiguresNewsTablesHistoricalWowFourthGoogleAbrahamDistressingMultiplicationRecitingHistorical Figure Author:Susan Orlean
“The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that I’m tired.” ThinkingFirstsFactsMorningWake UpTiredI'm Tired Author:Susan Orlean
