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The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

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My views naturally have mellowed. Most of the critics have been more or less nice to me. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#critics #less #me #more #more or less

When I started out in the early 1930s, there were a great many magazines that published short stories. Unfortunately, the short-story market has dwindled to almost nothing. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#dwindled #early #great #i #magazines

Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

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Writing is finally play, and there's no reason why you should get paid for playing. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

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Maybe this isn't the right thing to say, but I want you to know: When you ran for the stage, I've never been so proud of you in all my life. You've always been beautiful; you've always been talented. And now I know that your moral compass is perfectly aligned, that you see clearly when things are wrong, and you do everything you can to stop it. As a father, I can't ask for more. I love you America. And I'm so so proud. ↗

— Kiera Cass

#father #inspirational #beauty

By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in a band. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

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I was born in Alabama and my first live music experiences were in church. Every Sunday we watched regional gospel groups on television singing their hearts out. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

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It is all about being open and paying attention to the music in your head. I think most people have original music playing in their heads from time to time. ↗

— Tommy Shaw

#attention #being #from time to time #head #heads

It often happens that when a person possesses a particular ability to an extraordinary degree, nature makes up for it by leaving him or her incompetent in every other department. ↗

— Robert Shea

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