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... sort of magic in the written word . The idea acquires substance by taking on a visible nature , and then stands in the way of its own clarification . But this sort of obscurity merges very easily into the wilful . Some writers who do ...
... sort of magic in the written word . The idea acquires substance by taking on a visible nature , and then stands in the way of its own clarification . But this sort of obscurity merges very easily into the wilful . Some writers who do ...
Page 123
... sort of speech and what sort of scene are effective . But I think the secret of playwriting can be given in two maxims : stick to the point and whenever you can , cut . The first of these demands a logical mind . Few of us have it . One ...
... sort of speech and what sort of scene are effective . But I think the secret of playwriting can be given in two maxims : stick to the point and whenever you can , cut . The first of these demands a logical mind . Few of us have it . One ...
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... , are love , death and the destiny of man . It is not any sort of dramatist who can find anything to say about them that has not been said a thousand times already ; the great truths are too important to [ 131 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... , are love , death and the destiny of man . It is not any sort of dramatist who can find anything to say about them that has not been said a thousand times already ; the great truths are too important to [ 131 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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