The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 20
Page 11
I am devoid of the pedagogic instinct and when I know a thing never feel in
myself the desire to impart it to others. I do not much care if people agree with me.
Of course I think I am right, otherwise I should not think as I do, and they are
wrong, ...
I am devoid of the pedagogic instinct and when I know a thing never feel in
myself the desire to impart it to others. I do not much care if people agree with me.
Of course I think I am right, otherwise I should not think as I do, and they are
wrong, ...
Page 256
I meant to take from here and there theories that satisfied not only my mind but,
what I could not but think more important than my mind, the whole body of my
instincts, feelings and deeprooted prejudices, the prejudices that are so intimate
a ...
I meant to take from here and there theories that satisfied not only my mind but,
what I could not but think more important than my mind, the whole body of my
instincts, feelings and deeprooted prejudices, the prejudices that are so intimate
a ...
Page 307
In loving-kindness the sexual instinct is sublimated, but it lends the emotion
something of its own warm and vitalizing energy. Loving-kindness is the better
part of goodness. It lends grace to the sterner qualities of which this consists and
makes ...
In loving-kindness the sexual instinct is sublimated, but it lends the emotion
something of its own warm and vitalizing energy. Loving-kindness is the better
part of goodness. It lends grace to the sterner qualities of which this consists and
makes ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able accept action actors admire appearance artist asked attention audience beauty believe better called cause character claim common concerned course critic deal difficult discover drama dramatist easy effect emotion English exciting existence experience eyes fact feeling follow forced French gave give given hard human ideas imagination important instinct interest knew knowledge known least less literature live longer look matter meaning mind nature never novel offer once one's passing perfect perhaps persons philosophers picture play pleasure possible present produced prose reader reason seemed seen sense sometimes sort speak spirit story success suppose taken tell theatre things thought tion told took truth turn universe wanted whole write written wrote young youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1 Armed Services ed Armed Services editions Volume 10 of Collected edition of the works of W. Somerset Maugham Volume 5339 of Collection of British authors International Collector's Library Volume 60 of Mentor books Volume 5339 of Tauchnitz edition of British and American authors Works, William Somerset Maugham |
| Author | William Somerset Maugham |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Literary Guild of America, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 310 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |