114 Quotes by Irwin Shaw

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

I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal.

I’ve gone on the wagon, but my body doesn’t believe it.

If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds.

The war’s not over yet,′ Jordache said. ‘There’s still a lot of idiots waiting that have to be killed.

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

Our imperfections are the bonds that hold us together. We might as well recognize them.

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.

A taste of luxury is part of the education of any intelligent human being. It teaches him how unnecessary it is.