No writer need feel sorry for himself if he writes and enjoys it, even if he doesn't get paid.
More Quotes from Irwin Shaw:
Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing.Irwin Shaw
In the theater, characters have to cut the umbilical cord from the writer and talk in their own voices.
Irwin Shaw
A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
Irwin Shaw
I never show anything to anybody until I've finished it.
Irwin Shaw
The writer works in a lonely way.
Irwin Shaw
If you're young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship.
Irwin Shaw
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