About the Author

Gordon Jackson is originally from South Africa. He has taught journalism and worked in academic adminstration at Whitworth University, in Spokane, Washington, since 1983. You've Made Your Bed, Now Go Bounce On It is his seventh anthology of quotations. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of Cape Town. He also has an MA from Wheaton College and a doctorate in mass communication from Indiana University. He worked as a journalist in Johannesburg in the 1970s. Jackson is married to another South African, Sue, who he says helps keep his accent honest. They have two adult children, Sarah and Matthew.