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Susan Orlean is an American journalist known for her distinctive writing style and in-depth exploration of complex topics. Her work often focuses on unusual individuals and events, characterized by its insightful and accessible approach.

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Famous Susan Orlean Quotes

“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.”

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Author:Susan Orlean

“My inspiration is really very simple: I'm struck by things that I want to know more about. I really do react just as a curious person: who is this person? What's the story behind this situation? Why do people like this or dislike this thing?”

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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.”

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Author:Susan Orlean

“I was never any good at remembering dates, but now I hardly have to. When the first bulb catalogs get delivered and the hens start laying again, that's all the notice I'll need to know that winter has passed.”

Knows Needs Firsts Remember Winter Bulbs Hens

Author:Susan Orlean

“Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn't know.”

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Author:Susan Orlean

“I want to let my friend Buster know that I would like to have dinner with him tonight. Does Buster work at home? Then how likely is he to have his cell phone on? Is he one of those people who only turns on his cell when he's in his car? I hate that.”

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Author:Susan Orlean

“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.”

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Author:Susan Orlean

“Recently, I have come to assume that any call to my landline is from a telemarketer or an automated call from Terminex, letting me know that our regularly scheduled pest-extermination service will occur on its regular schedule. So I usually ignore my home phone.”

Knows Home Assuming Phones Schedules Extermination Pests

Author:Susan Orlean

“When it comes to consumer electronics, I'm a big fat sucker, because even though I know you should never, ever buy anything until the second version of it is released, I just can't resist. I live in a state of perpetual Beta.”

Knows Should States Bigs Versions Fats Consumers Perpetual Sucker Electronics Beta

Author:Susan Orlean

“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.”

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Author:Susan Orlean

“I suppose I do have one embarrassing passion- I want to know what it feels like to care about something passionately.”

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Book:The Orchid Thief

Source: The Orchid Thief

About the Author

Born: October 31, 1955
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 163

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