Quote by Susan Orlean
I dont turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are

I dont turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture. – Susan Orlean

Other quotes by Susan Orlean

I once had a boyfriend who couldnt 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

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alone
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I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think Ill probably be given jewelry instead. – Susan Orlean

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

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Future
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Other Quotes from
Wisdom
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Just as a fire is covered by smoke and a mirror is obscured by dust, just as the embryo rests deep within the womb, wisdom is hidden by selfish desire. – Bhagavad Gita

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Wisdom

Memory is the mother of all wisdom. – Aeschylus

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Wisdom

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness. – Cyril Connolly

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Wisdom

Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them. – Mo Udall

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Wisdom

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As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. – King Solomon

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Friendship

Even when tied in a thousand knots, the string is still but one. – Rumi

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Rumi

I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays. – Zoe Kazan

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movies

I definitely love that all these car brands are coming out with hybrid forms of every car that they have. Its very awesome because I think it does make a difference, and it doesnt hurt that you save a lot of money on gas. – Lucy Hale

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car