Quote by Susan Orlean
When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that

When my son was born, and after a day of lying-in I was told that I could leave the hospital and take him home, I burst into tears. It wasnt the emotion of the moment: it was shock and horror. – 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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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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best
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There will always be vain, obsessive people who want to own rare and extraordinary things whatever the cost there will always be people for whom owning beautiful, dangerous animals brings a sense of power and magic. – Susan Orlean

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When I came home for the summer after my first year of college, I told my mother that my best friend and I were driving to California. She laughed out loud – 2,000 miles in a what? Well, my best friend had an old Chevy. What could go wrong? – Jane Smiley

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Turn up the lights. I dont want to go home in the dark. – O. Henry

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The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be ones appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship. – Amelia Earhart

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I didnt really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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He fed his spirit with the bread of books. – Edwin Markham

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