Irwin Shaw Quotes

What do I care for the colored pins on a General’s map? It’s not a fair bargain – this exchange of my life for a small part of a colored pin.

You mark time, waiting. I waited, mom – but then I got cheated. They made a speech, and played a trumpet, and dressed me in a uniform, and then they killed me.

If football players were armed with guns, there wouldn’t be stadiums large enough to hold the crowds.