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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Whats funny is that the idea of popularity – even the use of the word popular – is something that had been mostly absent from my life since junior high. In fact, the hallmark of life after junior high seemed to be the shedding of popularity as a central concern. – Susan Orlean

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funny
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Buying a car used to be an experience so soul-scorching, so confidence-splattering, so existentially rattling that an entire car company was based on the promise that you wouldnt have to come in contact with it. – 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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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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If theres one thing I really want for my birthday, that is for the mining company not to mine my daddys reserve. – Bindi Irwin

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For the youth, the indignation of most things will just surge as each birthday passes. – Chris Evans

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The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. – Lucille Ball

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