Quotes by Irwin Shaw

There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too...

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Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their...

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At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded.

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An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the...

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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one...

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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.

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A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.

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People who light up like Roman candles come down in the dark very quickly.

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No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if...

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My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice...

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My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever.

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