Recently, I have come to assume that any call to my landline is from a telemarketer or an automated call from Terminex, letting me know that our regularly scheduled pest-extermination service will occur on its regular schedule. So I usually ignore my home phone. – Susan Orlean
One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend. – Susan Orlean
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
I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way. – Susan Orlean
Its hard for women who make a lot of money and make decisions all day long, then they have to come home and be Stupid Sally. Men need respect, and they need to know that they can lead in the relationship, so even if they dont make the most money they need to be able to call the shots. – Patti Stanger