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And since I have put the whole of my life my books much of what I have to say will naturally have found a place in them . There are few subjects within the compass of my interests that I have not lightly or seriously touched upon .
And since I have put the whole of my life my books much of what I have to say will naturally have found a place in them . There are few subjects within the compass of my interests that I have not lightly or seriously touched upon .
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One is that though the whole world , with everyone in it and all its sights and events , is your material , you yourself can only deal with what corresponds to some secret spring in your own nature . The mine is incalculably rich ...
One is that though the whole world , with everyone in it and all its sights and events , is your material , you yourself can only deal with what corresponds to some secret spring in your own nature . The mine is incalculably rich ...
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Writing is a whole - time job . To write must be the main object of the author's life ; that is to say , he must be a professional writer . He is lucky if he has sufficient fortune to make him independent of his earnings , but that does ...
Writing is a whole - time job . To write must be the main object of the author's life ; that is to say , he must be a professional writer . He is lucky if he has sufficient fortune to make him independent of his earnings , but that does ...
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| Title | The Summing Up |
| Author | W. Somerset Maugham |
| Published | 1938 |
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