An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself. -Irwin Shaw

 

An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.


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That, I think, is when things really took off, ... More and more people were buying the passes.

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You go to the multiplex and you don't see anyone you know, ... invariably you see someone you know. It's like old home week.

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The idea behind that was to encourage regular attendance.

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A lot of people have neat memories of here that add to the enjoyment of what they're coming to see.

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The theater went from just weekend shows to Wednesday and Thursday also.

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