“One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend.” Quote by Susan Orlean
“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.” DreamGirlSleepTiredHobbies Author:Susan Orlean
“A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.” SeemsFallWonderSkySnowWinter SnowSnow FallingSnow DayFresh Snow Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” DarkPerfectDogWallSmartArmyBraveSoldierSmellComplaintsRations Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” LongMessagesDirectSurprisePhonesRingsCellsCell PhonePhone CallsTextingText MessageMailing Author:Susan Orlean
“Writers like to write, and writing in different forms - short, long, bite-sized, done on the fly, done with painstaking attention - all interest me.” WritingLongDifferentDoneFormInterestAttentionBites Author:Susan Orlean
“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.” PeopleHumansCountryEnoughChanceHuman BeingsWatchesBirdSpeciesCoffeeCupsParksParadesCoffee CupBird Watching Author:Susan Orlean
“Every corny thing that's said about living with nature - being in harmony with the earth, feeling the cycle of the seasons - happens to be true.” SaidFeelingsHappensEarthSeasonsHarmonyBeing TrueCyclesCorny Author:Susan Orlean
“I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture.” TurnsCultureAdviceFineReflectionCardsGreetingsGreeting Card 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