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Irwin Shaw

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Quotes by Irwin Shaw

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Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing.
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I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various.
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In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.
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I never show anything to anybody until I've finished it.
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In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans.
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I'm not as hopeful as I was when I was young.
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It's those damn critics again.
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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.
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The modern world, he thought resentfully, prepares you very poorly for the tests it puts you to.
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