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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Page 51
... persons of real life and the persons of fiction is that the persons of real life are creatures of impulse . It has been said that metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct ; and it might be said also ...
... persons of real life and the persons of fiction is that the persons of real life are creatures of impulse . It has been said that metaphysics is the finding of bad reasons for what we believe upon instinct ; and it might be said also ...
Page 127
... persons whom the playwright introduces at the beginning of his play so firmly that if the interest is then switched off to other persons who enter upon the scene later , a sense of disappointment ensues . The astute dramatist presents ...
... persons whom the playwright introduces at the beginning of his play so firmly that if the interest is then switched off to other persons who enter upon the scene later , a sense of disappointment ensues . The astute dramatist presents ...
Page 174
... persons than I had ever sought to cope with before and devised four or five independent stories . They were attached to one another by a very thin thread , an elderly woman who knew at least one person in each group . The book was ...
... persons than I had ever sought to cope with before and devised four or five independent stories . They were attached to one another by a very thin thread , an elderly woman who knew at least one person in each group . The book was ...
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