Quote by Susan Orlean
My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for rem

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

Other quotes by Susan Orlean

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

Category:
Morning
Read Quote

I work at home, in the country, and days will go by when, except for my husband and son and the occasional UPS man, the only sentient creatures that see me are my chickens and turkeys. – Susan Orlean

Category:
Home
Read Quote

I want to let my friend Buster know that I would like to have dinner with him tonight. Does Buster work at home? Then how likely is he to have his cell phone on? Is he one of those people who only turns on his cell when hes in his car? I hate that. – Susan Orlean

Category:
car
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Birthday
category

Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. – Dave Barry, “Your Disintegrating Body,” Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990

Category:
Birthday

This is a wonderful way to celebrate an 80th birthday… I wanted to be 65 again, but they wouldnt let me – Homeland Security. – Art Buchwald

Category:
Birthday

Every day, every birthday candle I blow out, every penny I throw over my shoulder in a wishing well, every time my daughter says, Lets make a wish on a star, theres one thing I wish for: wisdom. – Rene Russo

Category:
Birthday

I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilsons birthday party. – Matthew Sweet

Category:
Birthday

Random Quotes

It is the weak man who urges compromise — never the strong man. – Elbert Hubbard

Category:
Compromise

The best-laid schemes o mice an men
Gang aft agley. – Robert Burns

Category:
Intention

Art and works of art do not make an artist sense and enthusiasm and instinct do. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Category:
Art

As a kid, I kind of spent my life being amazed by being tricked. I love being tricked. I still love it today. – Daniel Craig

Category:
amazing