Best Quotes by Irwin Shaw (Top 6)
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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.
Irwin Shaw
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I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?
Irwin Shaw
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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
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I never drink while I'm working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occurred to me dead sober.
Irwin Shaw
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If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn't be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds.
Irwin Shaw
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Critics in New York are made by their dislikes, not by their enthusiasms.
Irwin Shaw