Susan Orlean Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“Every single one of my books had its title changed almost as we were going to press, for all sorts of different reasons.”

“I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way.”

“I love writing traditional magazine pieces, and especially their breadth of reporting and the deliberateness of the writing.”

“It is hard to imagine Thomas Kinkade as anything less than supremely self-assured.”

“Keeping animals, I have learned, is all about water. Who even knew chickens drank water? I didn't, but they do, and a lot.”

“Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn't know.”

“Oversized houses, like oversized cars, seem to be a particularly American fixation.”

“What's funny is that the idea of popularity - even the use of the word 'popular' - is something that had been mostly absent from my life since junior high. In fact, the hallmark of life after junior high seemed to be the shedding of popularity as a central concern.”

“I wonder what book signings will be like when most of the books we read are electronic. Will authors sign something else? A flyer, perhaps? A special kind of card devised for the purpose?”

“Sense of smell, of course, is only one of those dog qualities that can't be replicated or improved upon. I've been researching dogs in warfare for my book about 'Rin Tin Tin,' and I've read many accounts of their heroics: carrying messages through battle, alerting troops to enemy planes, and even parachuting behind enemy lines.”