"Writing is like a contact sport, like football.……" — Irwin Shaw

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. Why do kids play… - 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 can't wait until Saturday comes around so they can play on the high school team, or the college team, and get smashed around. Writing is like that. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it!"

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