Quote by Susan Orlean
I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree

I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think Ill probably be given jewelry instead. – Susan Orlean

Other quotes by 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

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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 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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I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcocks 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical about that night, and it made me see how much she really meant to me. – Rod Taylor

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My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him. – Loretta Lynn

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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. – Oprah Winfrey

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The way I see it, you should live everyday like its your birthday. – Paris Hilton

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No foreigner has a place asking another people, another country, to change their constitution. – Hamid Karzai

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Ive developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for its leadership in developing hybrids which others are now following. – Maurice Strong

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