Quote by Susan Orlean
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My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on, and I would record it in my Filofax calendar. – Susan Orlean

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You can find out anything you want about a car now, and especially every bit of information about the price, without relying on the dealers. – Susan Orlean

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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

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I hate birthdays. – Zane Grey

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As I approach my 88th birthday, its become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, arent quite what they used to be. The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing. – Mike Wallace

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There werent any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday. – John L. Phillips

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Im most comfortable in my birthday suit. – Amanda Seyfried

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