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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... pattern into my sentences , but did not see that the pattern was evident . I took care how I placed my words , but did not reflect that an order that was natural at the beginning of the eighteenth century was most unnatural at the ...
... pattern into my sentences , but did not see that the pattern was evident . I took care how I placed my words , but did not reflect that an order that was natural at the beginning of the eighteenth century was most unnatural at the ...
Page 48
... pattern I made with persistence . I do not claim that it was a perfect one . I think it was the best that I could hope for in the circumstances and with the very limited powers that were granted to me by nature . Looking for the special ...
... pattern I made with persistence . I do not claim that it was a perfect one . I think it was the best that I could hope for in the circumstances and with the very limited powers that were granted to me by nature . Looking for the special ...
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... pattern is predetermined . It is only the artist , and maybe the criminal , who can make his own . it Perhaps it was a natural sense of tidiness that engaged me , when still so young , to design a pattern for my life ; perhaps it was ...
... pattern is predetermined . It is only the artist , and maybe the criminal , who can make his own . it Perhaps it was a natural sense of tidiness that engaged me , when still so young , to design a pattern for my life ; perhaps it was ...
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