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Page 133
... character results in an absurd exaggeration ; the person of the author's invention , who was plausible and natural ... characters and counting on the actors to fill them in with their own individualities . But then he must be certain of ...
... character results in an absurd exaggeration ; the person of the author's invention , who was plausible and natural ... characters and counting on the actors to fill them in with their own individualities . But then he must be certain of ...
Page 189
... character at all unless as a start- ing point he could fix his imagination on a living person . I sus- pect that the writers who deny that they use actual persons deceive themselves ( which is not impossible , since you can be a very ...
... character at all unless as a start- ing point he could fix his imagination on a living person . I sus- pect that the writers who deny that they use actual persons deceive themselves ( which is not impossible , since you can be a very ...
Page 191
... character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's height gives him a different outlook on his environment and ...
... character and contrariwise his character is expressed , at least in the rough , in his appearance . You cannot make a tall man short and otherwise keep him the same . A man's height gives him a different outlook on his environment and ...
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