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Almost Quotes by Irwin Shaw
- 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…
- When I started out in the early 1930s, there were a great many magazines that published short stories. Unfortunately, the short-story market has dwindled to…
- The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
More Almost Quotes
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
- Sometimes I push too far, and say the worst possible things... But why would I want to be hurt again? trust is… — Unknown Author
- What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I feel like soundtrack music is almost like seeing the movie again, but with my ears. — Dave Attell
- Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- I like facts and data because they help me think clearly, beyond the cultural messages that I ingest unwittingly, and sometimes find… — Roseanne Barr
- All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation. — Conrad Black