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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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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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 have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of student-athletes. I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I dont believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but thats another story. – Susan Orlean

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I just had my 30th birthday and we went turkey shooting. Its what I wanted to do, so we went. – Kelly Clarkson

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My mom wont let me buy high-fashion stuff unless its TK Maxx or a birthday occasion. – Chloe Moretz

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Im over the moon to be involved in the Doctor Who Christmas special. I cant quite believe it as its a part of the family tradition at the Jenkins household. I heard the news that I got the role on my 30th birthday and it was the best birthday present ever. – Katherine Jenkins

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My son had his eighth birthday recently and we had a chance to borrow the film and show it to all of his friends that was at his birthday party and they loved it. I was a little nervous. I said they might not even like it, and say his daddys movie is wack, but they loved it. – Blair Underwood

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