The Summing Up |
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But this sort of obscurity merges very easily into the wilful . Some writers who do not think ... It is very easy to persuade oneself that a phrase that one does not quite understand may mean a great deal more than one realizes .
But this sort of obscurity merges very easily into the wilful . Some writers who do not think ... It is very easy to persuade oneself that a phrase that one does not quite understand may mean a great deal more than one realizes .
Page 103
I have passed many happy hours at rehearsals ; I have liked their easy camaraderie , the hurried lunch at a restaurant round the corner with a member of the cast and the cup of strong bitter tea , with thick bread and butter , brought ...
I have passed many happy hours at rehearsals ; I have liked their easy camaraderie , the hurried lunch at a restaurant round the corner with a member of the cast and the cup of strong bitter tea , with thick bread and butter , brought ...
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It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise ; for of course it is easy to shrug one's shoulders when one finds oneself described as a genius , but not so easy to be unconcerned when one is treated as ...
It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise ; for of course it is easy to shrug one's shoulders when one finds oneself described as a genius , but not so easy to be unconcerned when one is treated as ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
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