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Irwin Shaw Quotes

Irwin Shaw quotes

American Novelist, Writer February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984

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Irwin Shaw quote: "Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should..."
Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to..."
Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by..."
I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several..."
Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated..."
I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "I've gone on the wagon, but my body doesn't believe it."
I've gone on the wagon, but my body doesn't believe it. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "A writer has to live with a sense of honor."
A writer has to live with a sense of honor. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "Critics in New York are made by their dislikes, not by their..."
Critics in New York are made by their dislikes, not by their enthusiasms. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from..."
In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices. Irwin Shaw
An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever."
My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel...."
I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel? Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of..."
Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "If the players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be..."
If the players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds. Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw quote: "I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself."
I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself. Irwin Shaw

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