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 68
... seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently . Many writers seem to me not to observe at all , but to create their characters in stock sizes from images in their own fancy . They are like ...
... seen the same people quite differently . I can only claim to have seen them coherently . Many writers seem to me not to observe at all , but to create their characters in stock sizes from images in their own fancy . They are like ...
Page 145
... seen in it , but at the utmost he can do no more than reach the ideal that the author has seen in his mind's eye . He has to be an actor of address to do this ; for the most part the author has to be satisfied with an approximation to ...
... seen in it , but at the utmost he can do no more than reach the ideal that the author has seen in his mind's eye . He has to be an actor of address to do this ; for the most part the author has to be satisfied with an approximation to ...
Page 154
... seen them pitifully writing their own plays over and over again without an inkling that the times had changed ; I had seen others desperately attempting to capture the modern spirit and dis- mayed when [ 154 ] THE SUMMING UP.
... seen them pitifully writing their own plays over and over again without an inkling that the times had changed ; I had seen others desperately attempting to capture the modern spirit and dis- mayed when [ 154 ] THE SUMMING UP.
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