Quote by Irwin Shaw

“The world," said Pavone, "will swing to the left. The whole world except America. The world will swing, not because people read Karl Marx,…

— 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…

— Irwin Shaw

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

— Irwin Shaw

Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to…

— Irwin Shaw

It's those damn critics again.

— Irwin Shaw

I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various

— Irwin Shaw

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. Why do kids play football? They can get hurt on any play, can't they? Yet they…

— Irwin Shaw

At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded.

— Irwin Shaw

“This time it is not a simple, understandable war, within the same culture. This time it is an assault of the animal world upon…

— Irwin Shaw

A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.

— Irwin Shaw

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.

— Irwin Shaw

A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.

— Irwin Shaw