Irwin Shaw citations

“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.”

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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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Variante: 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

“I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?”

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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.”

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