Source: Short Stories of Irwin Shaw
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Source: Short Stories of Irwin Shaw
Source: The Young Lions
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Да говориш небрежно английски е все едно да живееш като сакат.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Най-благоразумно е никога да не изпадаш в положение, от което можеш да се разочароваш.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Човек трябва да се стреми да му завиждат колкото се може по-малко.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Неуспешните бракове стимулират красноречието у хората.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Винаги е по-добре да минаваш за беден пред роднините си.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Колко дълго може да продължи омразата? В едно семейство, сигурно цял живот.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Какви ли нерви трябва да има човек, за да може да живее в къща пълна с момчета?”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Убежище от младостта. Изолация от младежите чрез книги.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Майките не бива да живеят до дълбока старост. Трябва да си отиват по-рано.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“Скръбта не е нещо, което трябва да се показва пред хората.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
“На моята възраст може би е по-добре да си нужен на някого откокото да си обичан.”
Source: Rich Man, Poor Man
Source: Evening in Byzantium
Source: Short Stories: Five Decades
“The last paragraph in which you tell what the story is about is almost always best left out.”
“At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded.”
“The great writers just kept bringing them out. They didn't care if they repeated themselves.”
“People who light up like Roman candles come down in the dark very quickly.”
“A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.”
“Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn't write in English. Still, he's an American.”
“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.”
“Critics in New York are made by their dislikes, not by their enthusiasms.”
“All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.”
Source: Short Stories: Five Decades
“A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.”
“Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing”
“In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75”