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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... words . He liked the stronger word rather than the euphonious . To give an example , I had written that a statue would be placed in a certain square and he suggested that I should write : the statue will stand . I had not done that ...
... words . He liked the stronger word rather than the euphonious . To give an example , I had written that a statue would be placed in a certain square and he suggested that I should write : the statue will stand . I had not done that ...
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... words , one with a grim , sardonic humour , the other with a puzzled exasperation ; the words were : ' They don't want me any more . ' I thought I would go while the going was good . xlii But I had several plays still in my head . Two ...
... words , one with a grim , sardonic humour , the other with a puzzled exasperation ; the words were : ' They don't want me any more . ' I thought I would go while the going was good . xlii But I had several plays still in my head . Two ...
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... Words come easily to him and words suggest ideas . They are old and empty ideas , but his practised hand can turn out an acceptable piece . He goes down to luncheon or goes to bed with the assurance that he has done a good day's work ...
... Words come easily to him and words suggest ideas . They are old and empty ideas , but his practised hand can turn out an acceptable piece . He goes down to luncheon or goes to bed with the assurance that he has done a good day's work ...
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