“I'm much more willing to buy a novel electronically by someone I don't know. Because if halfway through I think, I don't really like this, I can just stop. I can't throw books out, even if I think they're crummy. I feel like I've got to give it to the library. I've got to loan it to somebody, or I keep it on my shelf. It's like a plant.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingFeelsI CanBookNovelWillingPlantLibraryShelvesLoanHalfway Author:Susan Orlean
“I approach stories as a private educational enterprise: I want to learn about something. I teach myself through research, reporting, and thinking, and then, when I feel like I know the story, I tell it to readers.” ThinkingKnowsWantFeelsStoriesTeachReaderApproachResearchEducationalEnterprise Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” FeelsRealSometimesSchoolNamesMiddleInternetGoodnessBraveryReal LifeFakeMaskPlaygroundsSkisMiddle SchoolTauntingBrat Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” FeelsLike YouOrdinaryNothingnessLotteryOrdinary Days 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
“I feel somewhat responsible for the Borders Books bankruptcy.” FeelsBookResponsibleBordersBankruptcy Author:Susan Orlean
“I wish I had coined the phrase 'tyranny of choice,' but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of options does not make you feel privileged and indulged; too many options make you feel like all of them are wrong, and that you are wrong if you choose any of them.” IfsFeelsDoeChoicesWishTruth IsBeatsTyrannyPhrasesAbundanceYou ChoosePrivileged Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” IfsFeelsEndsUseSeemsLike YouConversationIntimateEngagedFriendlyMailInteractionPerpetualOngoingClosingBack And ForthLoopsBeginnings And Ends Author:Susan Orlean
“I suppose I do have one embarrassing passion- I want to know what it feels like to care about something passionately.” KnowsWantFeelsCarePassionEmbarrassing Book:The Orchid Thief Source: The Orchid Thief
“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.” WayWantFeelsWritingTryingDoeSometimesCertainSongReadingSoundMagicSentencesTinyFlyingHolesRhythmLoudMasteryMarvelousShiftingDiggingTweak Author:Susan Orlean
