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title: "2 Calendars Quotes By Susan Orlean"
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> [My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/my-ace-in-the-hole-as-a-human-being-used-to-be-my-capacity-for/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

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> [The iPhone calendar isn't bad, but it isn't great, either. It only offers a day view and a month view - it doesn't have a week view, which drives me crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/the-iphone-calendar-isn-t-bad-but-it-isn-t-great-either-it-only/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

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## More by Susan Orlean

> [I've used Twitter now and again to try to figure something out; it's an amazing resource. But I think you have to use it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-ve-used-twitter-now-and-again-to-try-to-figure-something-out-it-s/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [Who on earth is going to use 'utilize' in a text message, a whopping seven characters including the always-hard-to-type 'z,' when you can say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/who-on-earth-is-going-to-use-utilize-in-a-text-message-a-whopping/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/when-my-son-was-born-and-after-a-day-of-lying-in-i-was-told-that-i/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [I'm happy to be reminded that an ordinary day full of nothing but nothingness can make you feel like you've won the lottery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-m-happy-to-be-reminded-that-an-ordinary-day-full-of-nothing-but/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [I once had a boyfriend who couldn't write unless he was wearing a necktie and a dress shirt, which I thought was really weird,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-once-had-a-boyfriend-who-couldn-t-write-unless-he-was-wearing-a/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [“I, too, had set out to be remembered. I had wanted to create something permanent in my life- some proof that everything in its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-too-had-set-out-to-be-remembered-i-had-wanted-to-create-something/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [I think of myself as something of a connoisseur of procrastination, creative and dogged in my approach to not getting things done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-think-of-myself-as-something-of-a-connoisseur-of-procrastination/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [I'm very excited about my new Spotify account, which gives me access to twenty gazillion songs any time, all the time. The day I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-m-very-excited-about-my-new-spotify-account-which-gives-me-access/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [I approach stories as a private educational enterprise: I want to learn about something. I teach myself through research, reporting, and thinking, and then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-approach-stories-as-a-private-educational-enterprise-i-want-to/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [We're fascinated by animals because it's almost like having Martians living among us. We can see some familiarity in them, but they're entirely different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/we-re-fascinated-by-animals-because-it-s-almost-like-having-martians/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [My inspiration is really very simple: I'm struck by things that I want to know more about. I really do react just as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/my-inspiration-is-really-very-simple-i-m-struck-by-things-that-i-want/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [I am dismayed to realize that much of the advice I used to parcel out to aspiring writers has passed its sell-by date.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-am-dismayed-to-realize-that-much-of-the-advice-i-used-to-parcel-out/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [I wish I had coined the phrase 'tyranny of choice,' but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/i-wish-i-had-coined-the-phrase-tyranny-of-choice-but-someone-beat-me/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/my-ace-in-the-hole-as-a-human-being-used-to-be-my-capacity-for/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

> [Sometimes I think I've figured out some order in the universe, but then I find myself in Florida](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-orlean/sometimes-i-think-i-ve-figured-out-some-order-in-the-universe-but/)

[Susan Orlean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-orlean/)

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