All I am is a writer and a mom. Susan Straight More Quotes by Susan Straight More Quotes From Susan Straight Real novelists, those we admire, those we consider timeless in their language and character and scene, those who receive accolades for inventive language and form, have writing lives we imagine in specific ways. Susan Straight language real writing character For someone like me who's lived in the same place her whole life - I mean, I lived three blocks from where I was born, and I met my future husband in the eighth grade - there are always family stories and legends passed down. Susan Straight me future family life In 'Love Story,' Oliver Barrett IV comes from generations of wealth and privilege, but when he meets working-class Jennifer Cavilleri, he can't resist. When they marry, his father disowns him, but they struggle on in love, until she's diagnosed with cancer and they can't afford the costly treatments. Susan Straight story struggle love father I first drew the attention of my future husband when we were fourteen, on the freshman school bus for an epic field trip from Riverside, Calif. to Los Angeles, where we were taken to the L.A. Zoo as well as the Natural History Museum. Susan Straight future husband history school My father, born in Colorado, met my mother, born in Switzerland, when he went into the finance company where she worked and asked for a loan. Susan Straight finance born mother father More than half of my former students teach - elementary and high school, community college and university. I taught them to be passionate about literature and writing, and to attempt to translate that passion to their own students. They are rookie teachers, most likely to be laid off and not rehired, even though they are passionate. Susan Straight teachers passion community school I love seeing America vote, through the prism of my older working class neighborhood in Riverside, California. Susan Straight vote class love america My mother was born in Switzerland, my stepfather in Canada. Susan Straight switzerland canada born mother I've always told my children that Americans will tell you pretty much anything, but that convention dictates that we don't like to talk money or politics. Susan Straight you politics money children