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Bernhard Schlink
German
Writer
Born:
Jul 6
,
1944
American
Book
Citizen
Hope
Law
You
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I certainly know German colleagues in the U.S. who try to be Americans, try to melt into Americanism, even before they get married and become American citizens. But I've never tried that.
Bernhard Schlink
Try
Become
Before
Melt
Colleagues
Married
Citizens
Tried
Never
Know
German
Get
American
Get Married
American Citizens
Certainly
Who
Americanism
Even
As a citizen and someone who was a judge on the constitutional law court for 18 years, I feel whenever I can raise my voice with the hope of being heard I need to do it, but I wouldn't assign a special wisdom and responsibility to writers.
Bernhard Schlink
Wisdom
Hope
Judge
Law
Citizen
Responsibility
Constitutional
Someone
Voice
Writers
Feel
Court
Years
Heard
Whenever
Being
Special
Who
Assign
Raise
Need
What I really like about law is that it's not an endless discourse like history or philosophy. In law, there comes a point where problems have to be solved, and cases decided.
Bernhard Schlink
History
Law
Problems
Philosophy
Solved
About
Cases
Point
Like
Discourse
Endless
Where
Decided
Really
There's this old saying that, if you aren't particularly gifted in natural sciences, if you don't want to become a teacher or pastor or doctor, and don't know what else to do, then you become a lawyer. But I've never regretted it.
Bernhard Schlink
Teacher
Saying
You
Natural
Doctor
Old
Lawyer
Become
Else
Gifted
Never
Know
Particularly
Sciences
Pastor
Want
Then
Regretted
Natural Sciences
I love writing, and I am never as happy as when I have a week, a month - three months - with nothing to do but write.
Bernhard Schlink
Love
Happy
Writing
Three
Nothing
Month
Months
Week
Write
Never
Am
As an author, you hope for a director and a cast that will make something wonderful out of your book.
Bernhard Schlink
Hope
You
Director
Book
Wonderful
Will
Out
Something
Cast
Make
Author
Your
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