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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... importance ; and indeed , I am - to myself . To myself I am the most important person in the world ; though I do not forget that , not even taking into consideration so grand a [ 11 ]
... importance ; and indeed , I am - to myself . To myself I am the most important person in the world ; though I do not forget that , not even taking into consideration so grand a [ 11 ]
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... important to the nineteenth century have lost their interest , and artists do not yet see what the great issues are ... importance to my work . In the drama I have found myself at home in the traditional moulds . As a writer of fiction I ...
... important to the nineteenth century have lost their interest , and artists do not yet see what the great issues are ... importance to my work . In the drama I have found myself at home in the traditional moulds . As a writer of fiction I ...
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... important works of the great classical philosophers . Though there is in them a great deal that I did not understand ... importance . I found him terribly long - winded and I could never reconcile myself to the jugglery with which it ...
... important works of the great classical philosophers . Though there is in them a great deal that I did not understand ... importance . I found him terribly long - winded and I could never reconcile myself to the jugglery with which it ...
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