The Summing UpThis 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 58
... discover their defects or their vices ; I am touched when I see the goodness of the wicked and I am willing enough to shrug a tolerant shoulder at their wickedness . I am not my brother's keeper . I cannot bring myself to judge my ...
... discover their defects or their vices ; I am touched when I see the goodness of the wicked and I am willing enough to shrug a tolerant shoulder at their wickedness . I am not my brother's keeper . I cannot bring myself to judge my ...
Page 122
... discover what this knack consists of . It cannot be learnt . It can exist without education or culture . It is a faculty that enables the playwright so to put words that they carry across the footlights and to tell a story , as it were ...
... discover what this knack consists of . It cannot be learnt . It can exist without education or culture . It is a faculty that enables the playwright so to put words that they carry across the footlights and to tell a story , as it were ...
Page 165
... discover themselves , consciously and unconsciously , to the very young as they never do to other adults . And the child , the boy , is aware of his environment , the house he lives in , the coun- tryside or the streets of the town , in ...
... discover themselves , consciously and unconsciously , to the very young as they never do to other adults . And the child , the boy , is aware of his environment , the house he lives in , the coun- tryside or the streets of the town , in ...
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