I heard a computer scientist the other day refer to playing with the Kinect as 'storytelling.' At first I thought that sounded a little high-minded, but after trying a few games I could see what she meant.
I wish I had coined the phrase 'tyranny of choice,' but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of options does n… - Susan Orlean
I wish I had coined the phrase 'tyranny of choice,' but someone beat me to it. The counterintuitive truth is that have an abundance of options does n…
- Susan Orlean
The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp... 'You'll curse the insects,' he said at least, 'and you'll curse the natives... The sun… - Susan Orlean
The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp... 'You'll curse the insects,' he said at least, 'and you'll curse the natives... The sun…
You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it. - Susan Orlean
You have to simply love writing, and you have to remind yourself often that you love it.
I'm happy to be reminded that an ordinary day full of nothing but nothingness can make you feel like you've won the lottery. - Susan Orlean
I'm happy to be reminded that an ordinary day full of nothing but nothingness can make you feel like you've won the lottery.
There's a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to. - Susan Orlean
There's a marvelous sense of mastery that comes with writing a sentence that sounds exactly as you want it to.
One of the very best reasons for having children is to be reminded of the incomparable joys of a snow day. - Susan Orlean
One of the very best reasons for having children is to be reminded of the incomparable joys of a snow day.
Libraries are what is best about us as a society: open, exciting, rich, informative, free, inclusive, engaging. - Susan Orlean
Libraries are what is best about us as a society: open, exciting, rich, informative, free, inclusive, engaging.
An ordinary life examined closely reveals itself to be exquisite and complicated and exceptional, somehow managing to be both heroic and plain. - Susan Orlean
An ordinary life examined closely reveals itself to be exquisite and complicated and exceptional, somehow managing to be both heroic and plain.
Most writing doesn’t take place on the page; it takes place in your head. - Susan Orlean
Most writing doesn’t take place on the page; it takes place in your head.
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