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.
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 Satur… - Irwin Shaw
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 Satur…
- Irwin Shaw
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 … - Irwin Shaw
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 …
Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it. - Irwin Shaw
Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.
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… - 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…
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
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.
People who light up like Roman candles come down in the dark very quickly. - Irwin Shaw
People who light up like Roman candles come down in the dark very quickly.
You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the ti… - Irwin Shaw
You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the ti…
I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various - Irwin Shaw
I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various
No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid. - Irwin Shaw
No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
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