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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... write . I have often heard writers complain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distin- guished author telling me that she was reading through some books in which were epitomized all the plots ...
... write . I have often heard writers complain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distin- guished author telling me that she was reading through some books in which were epitomized all the plots ...
Page 179
... write a letter , there is a notion that anyone can write well enough to write a book . Writing seems now the favourite relaxation of the human race . Whole families will take to it as in happier times they entered religious houses ...
... write a letter , there is a notion that anyone can write well enough to write a book . Writing seems now the favourite relaxation of the human race . Whole families will take to it as in happier times they entered religious houses ...
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... write to liberate his spirit of a subject that he has so long meditated that it burdens him and if he is wise he will take care to write only for the sake of his own peace . Perhaps the simplest way to break the habit of writing is ...
... write to liberate his spirit of a subject that he has so long meditated that it burdens him and if he is wise he will take care to write only for the sake of his own peace . Perhaps the simplest way to break the habit of writing is ...
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