The one thing I've discovered about social media is that people love answering questions. In fact, it sometimes feels like at any given moment, millions of people are online who have been waiting for exactly the question you fire off. — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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,… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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. — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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,… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
“I, too, had set out to be remembered. I had wanted to create something permanent in my life- some proof that everything in its… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
I think of myself as something of a connoisseur of procrastination, creative and dogged in my approach to not getting things done. — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
I approach stories as a private educational enterprise: I want to learn about something. I teach myself through research, reporting, and thinking, and then,… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
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… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
I am dismayed to realize that much of the advice I used to parcel out to aspiring writers has passed its sell-by date. — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
