I think coexisting with another life form is a very rich experience. It's why people keep plants and animals.
Susan OrleanThere was a time when I kept track of it all; when my mind worked like a giant lint brush being swept over the fuzzy surface of popular culture. But these days, pop culture seems to have gotten fuzzier and fuzzier; notoriety comes and goes in the snap of a finger.
Susan OrleanThere's a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to.
Susan OrleanCollege athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just pity the people caught in that tender trap. And most of all, I pity those kids.
Susan Orlean