4 Quotes & Sayings By Bernard Schaffer

Bernard Schaffer was born in Berlin, Germany. He received his BA from the University of Chicago and his MA and PhD from Yale University. He has taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was Professor of History and Director of the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He lives with his wife in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Listen, Stephen King used to write in the washroom of his trailer after his kids went to sleep. Harlan Ellison wrote in the stall of a bathroom of his barracks during boot camp. Elmore Leonard got up at 5 AM every morning to write before work. Every time my alarm goes off at 5 AM and I don’t want to get up, or I would rather sit down after work and play a videogame, I think about those guys. Take care of your family. They need you and love you. Make time for them. Then stop screwing around and finish your damn book. Bernard Schaffer
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You cannot stand for civil rights + not support gay marriage. You cannot stand for human rights + not support gay marriage. It's that simple. Everywhere, the voice of the oppressed must echo + ring out or else it will be crushed by the tyranny of wickedness. Bernard Schaffer
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Never think I'm worried about losing sales by speaking out for human rights + gun control. I'd rather be broke than corrupt. Bernard Schaffer