The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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Page 51
... passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked for- ward to , my imagination in the very moment of ful- filment has been busy with the ...
... passing moment might linger so that I could get more enjoyment from it , for even when it has brought me something I had immensely looked for- ward to , my imagination in the very moment of ful- filment has been busy with the ...
Page 117
... Passing the Comedy Theatre I happened to look up and saw the clouds lit by the setting sun . I paused to look at the lovely sight and I thought to myself : Thank God , I can look at a sunset now without hav- ing to think how to describe ...
... Passing the Comedy Theatre I happened to look up and saw the clouds lit by the setting sun . I paused to look at the lovely sight and I thought to myself : Thank God , I can look at a sunset now without hav- ing to think how to describe ...
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... passing I should like to say that I cannot understand the sharp distinction some clever theorists make between story and plot . A plot is merely the pattern on which the story is arranged . ) From these books you would judge that it is ...
... passing I should like to say that I cannot understand the sharp distinction some clever theorists make between story and plot . A plot is merely the pattern on which the story is arranged . ) From these books you would judge that it is ...
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