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Famous Irwin Shaw Quotes
“Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life”
“Writers of fiction, when they begin, are more likely to try the short form”
“Kennedy was a man who liked writers and even I got invited to the White House”
“I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans”
“My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me”
“My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have”
“I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written”
“You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer”
“I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?”
“I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.”
“Posterity makes the judgments. There are going to be a lot of surprises in store for everybody.”