I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans.
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The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises.Irwin Shaw
My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me.
Irwin Shaw
A writer has to live with a sense of honor.
Irwin Shaw
The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
Irwin Shaw
I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written.
Irwin Shaw
My attitudes have changed, but somebody would have to read all my books to find out how they have.
Irwin Shaw
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