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 46
... ness . You feel the man in his phrases , not the mean , querulous , disagreeable man that he appeared to the world that knew him , but the man within of his own ideal vision . ( And the man within us is as true in reality as the man ...
... ness . You feel the man in his phrases , not the mean , querulous , disagreeable man that he appeared to the world that knew him , but the man within of his own ideal vision . ( And the man within us is as true in reality as the man ...
Page 188
... ness . It may be that Shakespeare , Scott and Balzac did not write for the minor sage of Chelsea , but it looks as though they did write for after ages . The writer's only safety is to find his satisfaction in his own performance . If ...
... ness . It may be that Shakespeare , Scott and Balzac did not write for the minor sage of Chelsea , but it looks as though they did write for after ages . The writer's only safety is to find his satisfaction in his own performance . If ...
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... ness that the demands of the world of sense have an- other validity . To the writer this is not so . The images , free ideas that throng his mind , are not guides but materials for action . They have all the vividness of sensation . His ...
... ness that the demands of the world of sense have an- other validity . To the writer this is not so . The images , free ideas that throng his mind , are not guides but materials for action . They have all the vividness of sensation . His ...
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