"A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor."

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

“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.”

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

“Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.”

 

Irwin Shaw "In Print" at Open Road

 

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