Irwin Shaw Quotes

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Irwin Shaw

Profession : Novelist

Birth : February 27, 1913

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

Irwin Shaw

Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing.

Irwin Shaw

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

Irwin Shaw

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

Irwin Shaw

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