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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... that is different from other men's ; the idiosyn- crasy that makes him a writer separates him from them and the paradox emerges that though his aim is to describe them truthfully his gift prevents him from knowing them [ 98 ]
... that is different from other men's ; the idiosyn- crasy that makes him a writer separates him from them and the paradox emerges that though his aim is to describe them truthfully his gift prevents him from knowing them [ 98 ]
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... crasy that I discovered in them , and so I decided that there was no further profit for me in travel . I had twice nearly died of fever , I had been nearly drowned , I had been shot at by bandits . I was glad to resume a more ordered ...
... crasy that I discovered in them , and so I decided that there was no further profit for me in travel . I had twice nearly died of fever , I had been nearly drowned , I had been shot at by bandits . I was glad to resume a more ordered ...
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