Quote by 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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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 can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way. – 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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