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I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various.

~Irwin Shaw

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: February 27th, 1913

Died: May 16th, 1984

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