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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/my-father-born-in-colorado-met-my-mother-born-in-switzerland-when-he/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

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> [My mother was born in Switzerland, my stepfather in Canada.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/my-mother-was-born-in-switzerland-my-stepfather-in-canada/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

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## More by Susan Straight

> [The American fantasy of love is the 'meet-cute,' 'Love at first sight,' and 'You had me at hello!' The completely spontaneous version of accidental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/the-american-fantasy-of-love-is-the-meet-cute-love-at-first-sight-and/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [More than half of my former students teach - elementary and high school, community college and university. I taught them to be passionate about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/more-than-half-of-my-former-students-teach-elementary-and-high-school/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [“The broken spine of the book shows the webbing of binder's string, and my fingers have worn white spots in the cover.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/the-broken-spine-of-the-book-shows-the-webbing-of-binder-s-string-and/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [I still live in the same place I've lived all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/i-still-live-in-the-same-place-i-ve-lived-all-my-life/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [All my best memories of my brother are in vehicles, speeding, predatory or celebratory. We were just made to drive. For the last 12…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/all-my-best-memories-of-my-brother-are-in-vehicles-speeding-predatory/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [Teachers spend most of their daytime hours with children. Teachers at every level, coaches, counselors, cafeteria workers and yes, custodians, spend their hours trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/teachers-spend-most-of-their-daytime-hours-with-children-teachers-at/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [I don't write about myself. I'm never in my books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/i-don-t-write-about-myself-i-m-never-in-my-books/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [I love election day, and I love to vote.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/i-love-election-day-and-i-love-to-vote/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [“I have a million nightingales on the branches of my heart singing freedom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/i-have-a-million-nightingales-on-the-branches-of-my-heart-singing/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [I have more than 100 legal pads filled with handwriting. Eight novels, two books for children, countless stories and essays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/i-have-more-than-100-legal-pads-filled-with-handwriting-eight-novels/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [I never took the bus. Never. Walking meant you were eccentric or pious or a loser - riding the bus meant you were insane…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/i-never-took-the-bus-never-walking-meant-you-were-eccentric-or-pious/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [“The Men hunted money and sex. The women were hunted and captured, even the white women.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/the-men-hunted-money-and-sex-the-women-were-hunted-and-captured-even/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [My father, born in Colorado, met my mother, born in Switzerland, when he went into the finance company where she worked and asked for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/my-father-born-in-colorado-met-my-mother-born-in-switzerland-when-he/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [My mother and father split up when I was three and my brother was still in the womb.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/my-mother-and-father-split-up-when-i-was-three-and-my-brother-was/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

> [The two words, in the American lexicon, are never good. Pink slip. The first time I ever heard it when I was young was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-straight/the-two-words-in-the-american-lexicon-are-never-good-pink-slip-the/)

[Susan Straight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-straight/)

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