Susan Olasky
Overview
 
Susan Northway Olasky is a senior writer for World magazine
World (magazine)
WORLD Magazine is a biweekly Christian news magazine, published in the United States of America by God's World Publications, a non-profit 501 organization based in Asheville, North Carolina. WORLD differs from most other news magazines in that its declared perspective is one of conservative...

 and the author of eight historical novel
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...

s for children. She is also an assistant professor of public policy at Patrick Henry College
Patrick Henry College
Patrick Henry College is a private, independent college with Evangelical Christian basis that focuses on teaching classical liberal arts and government, located in Purcellville, Virginia, United States The first college in the United States founded specifically for Christian home-schooled...

.
Born Susan Northway in Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 57,236. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby....

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, Olasky attended the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

 where her liberal beliefs found a home on the Impeach Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...

 campaign. After graduation in 1976, Olasky married Marvin Olasky
Marvin Olasky
Marvin Olasky is editor-in-chief of WORLD Magazine, the author of more than 20 books, including The Tragedy of American Compassion, and Distinguished Chair in Journalism and Public Policy at Patrick Henry College...

, moved to California and became an evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...

. In 1983, Olasky received an M.A.
Quotations

You know the day destroys the night, Night divides the day, Tried to run — Tried to hide — Break on through to the other side!

"Break Through (To The Other Side)" from The Doors (album)|The Doors (1967)

We chased our pleasures here, Dug our treasures there, But can you still recall The time we cried? Break on through to the other side.

"Break on Through (To The Other Side)" from The Doors

It hurts to set you free, but you’ll never follow me.

"The End" from The Doors (1967)

People are strange when you're a stranger Faces look ugly when you're alone Women seem wicked when you're unwanted Streets are uneven when you're down.

"People Are Strange" on the album Strange Days|Strange Days (1967)

When you're strange Faces come out of the rain When you're strange No one remembers your name When you're strange.

"People Are Strange" on the album Strange Days (1967)

Five to one, baby One in five No one here gets out alive, now You get yours, baby I'll get mine Gonna make it, baby If we try.

"Five to One" on the album Waiting for the Sun|Waiting for the Sun (1968)

The old get older And the young get stronger May take a week And it may take longer They got the guns But we got the numbers Gonna win, yeah We're takin' over Come on!

"Five to One" on the album Waiting for the Sun (1968)

At first flash of Eden, We race down to the sea. Standing there on Freedom's shore. Waiting for the sun...

"Waiting for the Sun" on the album Morrison Hotel|Morrison Hotel (1970)

This is the strangest life I’ve ever known.

"Waiting for the Sun" on the album Morrison Hotel (1970)

Killer on the roadHis brain is squirming like a toad.

"Riders on the Storm" from the album L.A. Woman|L.A. Woman (1971).

 
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