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

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When I wonder what the future of books will be, I often think about horses. Before automobiles existed, everyone had a horse. Then cars became available, and their convenience, compared to horses, was undeniable. – Susan Orlean

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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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Mattresses! Beautiful! Lets go buy a couple of mattresses. Give em to people for their birthday. – Lawrence Tierney

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Im amazed. When I was 40, I thought Id never make 50. And at 50 I thought the frosting on the cake would be 60. At 60, I was still going strong and enjoying everything. – Gloria Stuart

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The turning point was when I hit my 30th birthday. I thought, if really want to write, its time to start. I picked up the book How to Write a Novel in 90 Days. The author said to just write three pages a day, and I figured, I can do this. I never got past Page 3 of that book. – James Rollins

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I wasnt very good about juggling family and my career. I was interested in who was coming to the childrens birthday party, what my son was writing. I was thinking about Legos. – Jill Clayburgh

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The President regards the Japanese as a brave people but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed. – Townsend Harris

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I noted that people are happy here in India. When I went back home, people had everything in the materialistic sense and were surrounded with abundance, but they were not happy. – Goldie Hawn

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All that I am I owe to Jesus Christ, revealed to me in His divine Book. – David Livingstone

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Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. – Muhammad Ali