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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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

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One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend. – 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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Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave. – Martin Luther

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Home is where the heart can laugh without shyness. Home is where the heart’s tears can dry at their own pace. – Vernon Baker

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The Internet is just bringing all kinds of information into the home. Theres just a lot of distraction, a lot of competition for the parents voice to resonate in the childrens ears. – Phil McGraw

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One of the biggest challenges in my job is letting go of the movie once you go home at night, and knowing you cant do anything to your performance once youve laid it on film. – Amber Heard

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