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 84
... wanted a sub- ject . I have always had more stories in my head than I ever had time to write . I have often heard writers com- plain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distinguished author ...
... wanted a sub- ject . I have always had more stories in my head than I ever had time to write . I have often heard writers com- plain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distinguished author ...
Page 117
... wanted to enjoy it . I wanted to get all I possibly could out of it . I was not satisfied with the appreciation of a small band of intellectuals . I had my doubts about their quality , for I had been to a stupid and rather common little ...
... wanted to enjoy it . I wanted to get all I possibly could out of it . I was not satisfied with the appreciation of a small band of intellectuals . I had my doubts about their quality , for I had been to a stupid and rather common little ...
Page 123
... wanted to see what I could do with more complicated subjects , I wanted to make one or two small technical experiments which I thought would be theatrically effective , and I wanted to see how far I could go with the public . I wrote ...
... wanted to see what I could do with more complicated subjects , I wanted to make one or two small technical experiments which I thought would be theatrically effective , and I wanted to see how far I could go with the public . I wrote ...
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