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Critics Quotes by Irwin Shaw
- Critics in New York are made by their dislikes, not by their enthusiasms.
- My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me
- I reach my readers regardless of what the critics have written
- I cringe when critics say I'm a master of the popular novel. What's an unpopular novel?
- I am forced to say that I have many fiercer critics than myself.
- It's those damn critics again.
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