114 Quotes by Irwin Shaw

В живота нещата много рядко стават по поръчка" "А когато един мъж ревнува, все едно, че говориш на стена или надърво." "Има много неща, закоито си струва да се криеш. Не всичко е хубаво, когато е явно.

My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.

No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.

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

A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.

In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices

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.