It is hard to imagine Thomas Kinkade as anything less than supremely self-assured. Susan Orlean Read Quote
I remember thinking that a girdle was barbaric, and that never in a million years would I treat myself like a sleeping bag being shoved into a stuff sack. Never! Instead, I would run marathons and work out and be in perfect shape and reject the tyranny of the girdle forever. Susan Orlean Read Quote
I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think I’ll probably be given jewelry instead. Susan Orlean Read Quote
My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on, and I would record it in my Filofax calendar. Susan Orlean Read Quote
A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder. Susan Orlean Read Quote
Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things – the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and the exhilarating experience of open space. Susan Orlean Read Quote
