The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
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... claim from the reader an effort to understand their meaning . You have only to go to the great philosophers to see that it is possible to express with lucidity the most subtle reflections . You may find it difficult to understand the ...
... claim from the reader an effort to understand their meaning . You have only to go to the great philosophers to see that it is possible to express with lucidity the most subtle reflections . You may find it difficult to understand the ...
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... 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 draughtsmen who draw their figures from recollections of ...
... 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 draughtsmen who draw their figures from recollections of ...
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... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
... claim that in life stories are not finished , situations are not rounded off and loose ends are left hanging . This ... claims to be an artist and the artist does not copy life , he makes an arrangement out of it to suit his own purposes ...
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