The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1This book represents Maugham's life and philosophy in his own words. It is autobiographical in nature, though most of the work is concerned with Maugham's unique and fascinating opinions on the theatre, writing, metaphysics and the interesting people he encountered in his long and successful career. |
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Page 67
... humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the dis- parity between appearance and reality ...
... humour . A sense of humour leads you to take pleasure in the discrepancies of human nature ; it leads you to mistrust great professions and look for the unworthy motive that they conceal ; the dis- parity between appearance and reality ...
Page 132
... useful to any dramatist , of high spirits , rollicking humour , wit and fertility of comic invention . Ibsen as we know had a meagre power of invention ; his characters under different names are [ 132 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... useful to any dramatist , of high spirits , rollicking humour , wit and fertility of comic invention . Ibsen as we know had a meagre power of invention ; his characters under different names are [ 132 ] THE SUMMING UP.
Page 208
... humour , often so painful , is the exas- perated reaction of a man whose shuddering sensi- bilities have been rubbed the wrong way . He saw life in a monotone . His people are not sharply indi- vidualized . He does not seem to have been ...
... humour , often so painful , is the exas- perated reaction of a man whose shuddering sensi- bilities have been rubbed the wrong way . He saw life in a monotone . His people are not sharply indi- vidualized . He does not seem to have been ...
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