"There's a marvelous sense of mastery that comes……" — Susan Orlean
"There's a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to."
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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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