Author: Irwin Shaw

Quotes

Ernest Hemingway did a great deal toward making the writer an acceptable public figure; obviously, he was no sissy.

Ernest Hemingway did a great deal toward making the writer an acceptable public figure; obviously, he was no sissy.

- Irwin Shaw

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

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

- Irwin Shaw

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.

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

Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.

Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.

- Irwin Shaw

If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.

If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.

- Irwin Shaw

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