I haven’t stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various. — Irwin Shaw
I imagine that my characters have become much more complicated than when I first began, which would be normal. — Irwin Shaw
I never drink while I’m working, but after a few glasses I get ideas that would never have occurred to me dead sober. — Irwin Shaw
If you’re young enough, any kind of writing you do for a short period of time is a marvelous apprenticeship. — Irwin Shaw