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Irwin Shaw Quotes

I never show anything to anybody until I’ve finished it Picture Quote #1

My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever Picture Quote #1

A writer has to live with a sense of honor Picture Quote #1

It’s those damn critics again Picture Quote #1

Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody Picture Quote #1

I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal Picture Quote #1

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In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that Picture Quote #1

Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn’t write in English. Still, he’s an American Picture Quote #1

Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House Picture Quote #1

Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own Picture Quote #1

When I started out in the early 1930s, there were a great many magazines that published short stories. Unfortunately, the short-story market has dwindled to almost nothing Picture Quote #1

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. Why do kids play football? They can get hurt on any play, can’t they? Yet they can’t wait until Saturday comes around so they can play on the high school team, or the college team, and get smashed around. Writing is like that. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it! Picture Quote #1

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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one Picture Quote #1

If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds Picture Quote #1

The great writers just kept bringing them out. They didn’t care if they repeated themselves Picture Quote #1

In a novel, it’s hard to keep track of everybody Picture Quote #1

I’ve gone on the wagon, but my body doesn’t believe it Picture Quote #1

I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written Picture Quote #1

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The writer works in a lonely way Picture Quote #1

I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself Picture Quote #1

Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form Picture Quote #1

Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life Picture Quote #1

A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor Picture Quote #1

You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer Picture Quote #1

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Writing is finally play, and there’s no reason why you should get paid for playing Picture Quote #1

I look at everything. God gave me eyes and I look at women and men and subway excavations and moving pictures and the little flowers of the field. I casually inspect the universe Picture Quote #1

If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds Picture Quote #1

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it Picture Quote #1

The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises Picture Quote #1

There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough Picture Quote #1

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I never show anything to anybody until I’ve finished it (Irwin Shaw Quotes) My favorite short-story writer is John Cheever (Irwin Shaw Quotes) A writer has to live with a sense of honor (Irwin Shaw Quotes) It’s those damn critics again (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody (Irwin Shaw Quotes) I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal (Irwin Shaw Quotes) In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn’t write in English. Still, he’s an American (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own (Irwin Shaw Quotes) When I started out in the early 1930s, there were a great many magazines that published short stories. Unfortunately, the short-story market has dwindled to almost nothing (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Writing is like a contact sport, like football. Why do kids play football? They can get hurt on any play, can’t they? Yet they can’t wait until Saturday comes around so they can play on the high school team, or the college team, and get smashed around. Writing is like that. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it! (Irwin Shaw Quotes) All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one (Irwin Shaw Quotes) If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds. (Irwin Shaw Quotes) The great writers just kept bringing them out. They didn’t care if they repeated themselves. (Irwin Shaw Quotes) In a novel, it’s hard to keep track of everybody (Irwin Shaw Quotes) I’ve gone on the wagon, but my body doesn’t believe it (Irwin Shaw Quotes) I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written (Irwin Shaw Quotes) The writer works in a lonely way (Irwin Shaw Quotes) I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life (Irwin Shaw Quotes) A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor (Irwin Shaw Quotes) You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Writing is finally play, and there’s no reason why you should get paid for playing (Irwin Shaw Quotes) I look at everything. God gave me eyes and I look at women and men and subway excavations and moving pictures and the little flowers of the field. I casually inspect the universe (Irwin Shaw Quotes) If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds (Irwin Shaw Quotes) Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it (Irwin Shaw Quotes) The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises (Irwin Shaw Quotes) There are too many books I haven’t read, too many places I haven’t seen, too many memories I haven’t kept long enough (Irwin Shaw Quotes)

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