"I work at home, in the country, and……" — Susan Orlean
"I work at home, in the country, and days will go by when, except for my husband and son and the occasional UPS man, the only sentient creatures that see me are my chickens and turkeys."
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126 Quotes by Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean has 126 quotes on this site.
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The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that I'm tired.
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Parents, it seems, have an almost Olympian persistence when it comes to suggesting more secure and lucrative lines of work…
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You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it.
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Sometimes I think I've figured out some order in the universe, but then I find myself in Florida
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I would argue that it might be easier to endure loneliness than to endure the idea that you might disappear.
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I think the real reason is that life has no meaning. I mean, no obvious meaning. You wake up, you…
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Most writing doesn’t take place on the page; it takes place in your head.
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The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp... 'You'll curse the insects,' he said at least,…
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Orchid hunting is a mortal occupation.
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I never thought very many people in the world were very much like John Laroche, but I realized more and…
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Libraries are what is best about us as a society: open, exciting, rich, informative, free, inclusive, engaging.
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When you're researching you're learning. When you're writing, you're teaching.
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More Chickens Quotes
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What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do?…
— Dave Attell
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I eat cheese and salami and a lot of fried chicken. I eat a big bag of oatmeal-raisin cookies every…
— Ellen Barkin
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I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable.
— Todd Barry
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I don't drink milk, and I don't eat bread, pasta or rice. But I eat a lot of meat, chicken,…
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
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I have a painting where somebody's holding a chicken, and underneath the chicken is somebody's head.
— Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon…
— Mark Bittman
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This is how sad my life is: I got a scar from scratching my chicken pox too much. That's my…
— Lewis Black
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Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
— Aesop
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I'm not counting any chickens.
— Jeff Bridges
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While cats can be infuriating, little old women in fur coats, they make me laugh. Of course, dogs, horses and…
— Rita Mae Brown
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I was afraid of being a failure, of not having the best time or of being chicken. But every year…
— Sandra Bullock
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I have a lot of fruit trees and my own little vegetable garden and chickens. And every time I eat,…
— Gisele Bundchen
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