In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.Irwin Shaw
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.
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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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You go to the multiplex and you don't see anyone you know, ... invariably you see someone you know. It's like old home week.
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A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
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Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing.
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