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
... true that to understand is to pity and for- give . But I must admit that , with these reservations that I have tried always to remember , the experience of all the years that have followed has only con- firmed the observations on human ...
... true that to understand is to pity and for- give . But I must admit that , with these reservations that I have tried always to remember , the experience of all the years that have followed has only con- firmed the observations on human ...
Page 204
... true ; what mattered was that with the help of my imagination I could make of each person I met a plausible harmony . It was the most entrancing game in which I had ever engaged . One reads that no one exactly resembles anyone else ...
... true ; what mattered was that with the help of my imagination I could make of each person I met a plausible harmony . It was the most entrancing game in which I had ever engaged . One reads that no one exactly resembles anyone else ...
Page 290
... true it was a great weakness in that strange and somewhat theatrical character . It showed want of sense . For the ... true that the old man will no longer be able to climb an Alp or tumble a pretty girl on a bed ; it is true that he can ...
... true it was a great weakness in that strange and somewhat theatrical character . It showed want of sense . For the ... true that the old man will no longer be able to climb an Alp or tumble a pretty girl on a bed ; it is true that he can ...
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