I'm not as hopeful as I was when I was young.
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An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.Irwin Shaw
I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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I never show anything to anybody until I've finished it.
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If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn't be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds.
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Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.
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