Irwin Shaw

You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the time to take the chance to write what you wish.

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These are some quotes by American author Irwin Shaw Novelist, who lived between February 27, 1913 and May 16, 1984.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

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

Irwin Shaw

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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.

Irwin Shaw

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A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

Irwin Shaw

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