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1 " 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 , Whitechapel: The Final Stand Of Sherlock Holmes
2 " 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
3 " Never think I'm worried about losing sales by speaking out for human rights + gun control. I'd rather be broke than corrupt. "
4 " My book is extremely graphic. I make no apologies for it. But it is graphic only because I told the truth about what the Ripper did to his victims. "
5 " Bill Thompson edited ‘Whitechapel,’ and his first question to me was, “Why in God’s name do you want to bring down Superman?” And my answer was, and remains, by breaking down Holmes as this untouchable machine, it gives him the chance to become the hero we need him to be. "
6 " My mom worked as a hairdresser at the Village Mall in Horsham Township when I was a little kid. There was a movie theater in the mall that showed second-run features, and I have clear memories of being around five years old and walking through the mall by myself to go watch Star Wars. I believe I saw it in that theater twenty-one times. The research definitely began then.Actually, it began even earlier. Before I was born, my father conspired with my uncle to name me Wyatt, after Wyatt Earp. There was an election held by putting names into a hat, and whatever name was drawn would be the winner. Uncle Billy distracted the people in attendance while my dad rigged the hat so that every name inside read Wyatt. My mom was horrified at the result, but eventually uncovered their ruse.The research was really just me referring to things I already knew from the life I’ve lived. You either hear the music of the open range and a man with two six-shooters or you don’t. You either look out at the stars and wonder what lies beyond them or…I don’t know what you are…someone who loves Nicholas Sparks books. "
7 " A wise man once told me that people should not seek out advanced positions to increase their personal standing, but to take on more responsibility and effect positive change. "
― Bernard Schaffer , Way of the Warrior (Way of the Warrior #1)
8 " If you are a worker, rededicate yourself to improving your knowledge of The Job and staying out of the rat race. If you are a boss, put the needs of your people ahead of your own personal gain, comfort, or past grievances. "
9 " Be more interested in learning your job than in what everyone else is doing. Pay attention to your cases and your victims and forget all the petty nonsense that people want to fight over. You might not be the fair-haired child of the Chief, but you will be the one he respects. "
