Susan Orlean

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A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.

Susan Orlean
snow , day , literally
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Buying a car used to be an experience so soul-scorching, so confidence-splattering, so existentially rattling that an entire car company was based on the promise that you wouldn't have to come in contact with it.

Susan Orlean
car
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Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it.

Susan Orlean
dog , parks , more
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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.

Susan Orlean
nature
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Every single one of my books had its title changed almost as we were going to press, for all sorts of different reasons.

Susan Orlean
every , single , books
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I am dismayed to realize that much of the advice I used to parcel out to aspiring writers has passed its sell-by date.

Susan Orlean
am , dismayed , realize
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I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential - especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident.

Susan Orlean
power
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I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way.

Susan Orlean
future
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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.

Susan Orlean
wisdom
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I feel somewhat responsible for the Borders Books bankruptcy.

Susan Orlean
feel , somewhat , responsible
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I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I don't believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but that's another story.

Susan Orlean
money
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I have no idea how to get in touch with anyone anymore. Everyone, it seems, has a home phone, a cell phone, a regular e-mail account, a Facebook account, a Twitter account, and a Web site. Some of them also have a Google Voice number. There are the sentimental few who still have fax machines.

Susan Orlean
home
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I have worked on PCs and on Macs and, while I have my preferences, I don't find it crippling to work on one rather than the other.

Susan Orlean
worked , while , find
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I love writing traditional magazine pieces, and especially their breadth of reporting and the deliberateness of the writing.

Susan Orlean
love , writing , traditional
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I once had a boyfriend who couldn't write unless he was wearing a necktie and a dress shirt, which I thought was really weird, because this was a long time ago, and no one I knew ever wore dress shirts, let alone neckties it was like he was a grown-up reenacter or something.

Susan Orlean
alone