The one thing I've discovered about social media is that people love answering questions. In fact, it sometimes feels like at any given moment, millions of people are online who have been waiting for exactly the question you fire off. Susan Orlean answerdiscoverfact share on social
Now we're e-mailing and tweeting and texting so much, a phone call comes as a fresh surprise. I get text messages on my cell phone all day long, and it warbles to alert me that someone has sent me a message on Facebook or a reply or direct message on Twitter, but it rarely ever rings. Susan Orlean alertcallcell share on social
When I still lived in Manhattan, people-watching was my hobby, and I spent many Sunday afternoons eating up the scene from a window seat at a Starbucks on Broadway. Susan Orlean afternoonbroadwayeat Change image and share on social
I can imagine a future in which real books will exist but in a more limited, particular way. Susan Orlean bookexistfuture Change image and share on social
The thing is, I have a zillion apps, and I'm always looking for the perfect arrangement for them, so scrambling my home screen is part of that eternal quest. Susan Orlean apparrangementeternal Change image and share on social
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 acebirthdaycalendar share on social
I want to let my friend Buster know that I would like to have dinner with him tonight. Does Buster work at home? Then how likely is he to have his cell phone on? Is he one of those people who only turns on his cell when he's in his car? I hate that. Susan Orlean bustcarcell share on social
Human relationships used to be easy: you had friends, boy- or girlfriends, parents, children, and landlords. Now, thanks to social media, it's all gone sideways. Susan Orlean boychildeasy Change image and share on social
Writers like to write, and writing in different forms - short, long, bite-sized, done on the fly, done with painstaking attention - all interest me. Susan Orlean attentionbitefly Change image and share on social
The 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 Orlean existfeltfolk Change image and share on social
