Logo
Quote by Irwin Shaw
The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer fo

The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises. – Irwin Shaw

Other quotes by Irwin Shaw
No other quotes found from this author.
Other Quotes from
Romantic
category

The most successful marriages, gay or straight, even if they begin in romantic love, often become friendships. Its the ones that become the friendships that last. – Andrew Sullivan

Category:
Romantic

In terms of romantic films, all-time romantic films, I really like Gone With the Wind. And I realize I sound so cliched saying that, but theres something so absolutely romantic about it. – Freida Pinto

Category:
Romantic

I dont know if its possible to live the rock n roll lifestyle and still be romantic. – Adam Levine

Category:
Romantic

And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love. – Beatrice Wood

Category:
Romantic

Random Quotes

I prefer the folly of enthusiasm to the indifference of wisdom. – Anatole France

Category:
Wisdom

Learning how to fly, for me, was so euphoric. – Hilary Swank

Category:
Learning

Genius is initiative on fire. – Holbrook Jackson

Category:
Intelligence

The price we have to pay for money is sometimes liberty. – Robert Louis Stevenson

Category:
Money