Quotes by : Susan Orlean

Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things - the natural world and the particular....

I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was....

I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I....

My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it.....

You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it.

Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative....

I wanted a Fakahatchee ghost orchid, in full bloom, maybe attached to a gnarled piece of custard apple....

I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift....

The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that I'm tired. I have been tired....

Television wasn't getting rid of animals, but they were no longer cast as creatures that were omniscient....