Quote by Susan Orlean
The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the

The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that Im tired. I have been tired for decades. I am tired in the morning and I am tired while becalmed in the slough of the afternoon, and I am tired in the evening, except right when I try to go to sleep. – Susan Orlean

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Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work for their children who have the notion that writing is an actual profession. I say this from experience. – Susan Orlean

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The thing is, I have a zillion apps, and Im always looking for the perfect arrangement for them, so scrambling my home screen is part of that eternal quest. – Susan Orlean

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When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that I could leave the hospital and take him home, I burst into tears. It wasnt the emotion of the moment: it was shock and horror. – Susan Orlean

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I do yoga every morning, then I run for half an hour and take a sauna. – Antonio Banderas

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My salary situation at Morning Joe wasnt right. I made five attempts to fix it, then realized Id made the same mistake every time: I apologised for asking. – Mika Brzezinski

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On the 28th the ships company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helens, where we were obliged to anchor. – William Bligh

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I didnt know that I could do a talk show. I didnt know that we could bring variety to daytime. I didnt know that people wanted to see singing, and dancing and comedy in the morning. – Wayne Brady

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