Susan Orlean

The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that I'm tired. I have been tired for decades. I am tired in the morning and I am tired while becalmed in the slough of the afternoon, and I am tired in the evening, except right when I try to go to sleep.

American Journalist

David Carradine

Because you know how you say I've got to really get down and really do some training and then of course, you never do or you do it for a couple of weeks and slough it back off again but I'm being forced to do something that I really want to do and I loved it.

American Actor

Derek Jacobi

It's often difficult to slough off all that we've acquired, all the comforts and safety nets modern life provides for us, and realize that in those days, people were living very much on the edge - life was incredibly hard!

British Actor

Arthur Miller

It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not?

American Playwright

Linda Ronstadt

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you're responsible for those little lives, you can't slough it off or forget about it until later.

American Musician

Anthony Trollope

It is hard to rescue a man from the slough of luxury and idleness combined. If anything can do it, it is a cradle filled annually.

English Author

Used to describe wetlands or naturally marshy locations.

Natural Habitats

Implies a place that might be difficult to navigate and possibly unwelcoming.

Negative Connotation

Most commonly found in literature or descriptive writing.

Context Specific

Refers to the process of animals shedding old skin, especially reptiles or insects.

Animal Activity

Indicates a normal, healthy development phase for certain creatures.

Natural Process

Describes the act of removing an outer layer, like skin or material.

Physical Change

Can symbolize starting anew or rejuvenation.

Renewal

Used to express the deliberate abandonment of something, not just physical.

Leave Behind

Can mean ignoring something deemed unimportant or bothersome.

Disregard

Used metaphorically to describe deep emotional struggle or low spirits.

Emotional State

Comes from 'Pilgrim's Progress' where it symbolizes spiritual despair.

Cultural Reference

 ameloblasts that secrete enamel and odontoblasts that secrete dentin. As they form teeth, odontoblasts move inward, while ameloblasts move out and slough off when they hit the surface. For enamel, this process produces long, thin strands,

How did teeth evolve? -...

 I also learned that some of our tastiest mushrooms can clean environmental toxins in soil. So I thought maybe I could train an army of toxin-cleaning edible mushrooms to eat my body. So today, I'm collecting what I shed or slough off --

Jae Rhim Lee: My...

 which will slough off after a few days the other participant in this equation the tiger shark is perfectly suited for

Slough