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I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
I have never , except by an effort of will , wished that the passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked forward to , my imagination in the ...
Page 120
... write plays was a convenient means of distracting attention from the activities I was engaged in ; and later , when , having contracted tuberculosis , I had to lie long in bed , be- cause it was a pleasant way of passing the time .
... write plays was a convenient means of distracting attention from the activities I was engaged in ; and later , when , having contracted tuberculosis , I had to lie long in bed , be- cause it was a pleasant way of passing the time .
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I had won a great notoriety and perhaps even a passing fame . I might have been satisfied . But there was one thing more I wanted to achieve and this it seemed to me I could not hope to reach in the drama . Perfection .
I had won a great notoriety and perhaps even a passing fame . I might have been satisfied . But there was one thing more I wanted to achieve and this it seemed to me I could not hope to reach in the drama . Perfection .
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| Title | THE SUMMING UP |
| Author | W. SOMER MAUGHAI |
| Published | 1938 |
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