Quote by Susan Orlean
I remember, when I was a kid, watching my mother jam herself into

I remember, when I was a kid, watching my mother jam herself into her girdle – a piece of equipment so rigid it could stand up on its own – and I remember her coming home from fancy parties and racing upstairs to extricate herself from its cruel iron grip. – Susan Orlean

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Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things – the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and the exhilarating experience of open space. – Susan Orlean

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In the course of transferring all my CDs to my iPod, I have found myself wandering the musical hallways of my past and reacquainting myself with music I havent listened to in years. – Susan Orlean

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I dont turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture. – Susan Orlean

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I was brought up in a household of chaos and I never felt stable at home. – Christina Aguilera

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Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it. – Dionne Warwick

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Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country. – Margaret Thatcher

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All I was doing was trying to get home from work. – Rosa Parks

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