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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... least neutral , that he omitted because they were too ordinary to seem worth recording . There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions , but is tormented by his bad ones . This is the type that most often writes about ...
... least neutral , that he omitted because they were too ordinary to seem worth recording . There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions , but is tormented by his bad ones . This is the type that most often writes about ...
Page 84
... least a readable story about him . It is pleasant to have so many stories in mind that whatever your mood you have one upon which , for an hour or two , for a week or so , you can let your fancy linger . Reverie is the groundwork of ...
... least a readable story about him . It is pleasant to have so many stories in mind that whatever your mood you have one upon which , for an hour or two , for a week or so , you can let your fancy linger . Reverie is the groundwork of ...
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... least resistance or the strongest motive . I am not conscious that I have always followed the line of least resistance , and if I have followed the strongest motive that motive [ 287 ]
... least resistance or the strongest motive . I am not conscious that I have always followed the line of least resistance , and if I have followed the strongest motive that motive [ 287 ]
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