I finally overcame my phobia, and now I approach flying with a sort of studied boredom - a learned habit, thanks to my learn-to-fly-calmly training - but like all former flying phobics, I retain a weird and feverish fascination with aviation news, especially bad news.
Susan OrleanThe genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling that it has existed all along.
Susan OrleanI can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way.
Susan OrleanWhen I heard about the Microsoft Kinect, though, I felt an urgency rising in me. A game you played without touching any machinery? A chance to wave your hands around, Minority-Report style, and move things around on a screen? This sounded like almost too much fun, with gadget-y pizzazz that sounded astonishing.
Susan Orlean