Quotes by : Susan Orlean

Okay, fuck the sundial. We'll just go straight and eventually we'll get there. What I mean is that we'll....

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

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

Winter in the country is very white. There is black grit on all the shoulders of the roads and on the....

I have no idea how to get in touch with anyone anymore. Everyone, it seems, has a home phone, a cell....

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....

Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the....

I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.'....