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Susan Straight Quotes

I have a million nightingales on the branches of my heart singing freedom.

I have a million nightingales on the branches of my heart singing freedom.

Susan Straight
Freedom, Heart, Singing
Susan Straight (2008). “A Million Nightingales”, p.285, Anchor

The shimmering, lucid tones and silver melancholy of I'll Be Right There give readers a South Korea peopled with citizens fighting for honor and intellectual freedom, and longing for love and solace. Kyung-Sook Shin's characters have unforgettable voices-it's no wonder she has so many fans.

Susan Straight
Character, Fighting, Korea

Marriage wrecks any decent relationship.

Susan Straight
Wrecks, Decent
Susan Straight (2013). “Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights: A Novel”, p.29, Open Road Media

I never took the bus. Never. Walking meant you were eccentric or pious or a loser - riding the bus meant you were insane or masochistic and worse than a loser.

Susan Straight
Insane, Riding, Eccentric

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