A Writer's NotebookFilled with keen observations, autobiographical notes, and the seeds of many of Maugham's greatest works, A Writer's Notebook is a unique and exhilarating look into a great writer's mind at work. From nearly five decades, Somerset Maugham recorded an intimate journal. In it we see the budding of his incomparable vision and his remarkable career as a writer. Covering the years from his time as a youthful medical student in London to a seasoned world traveler around the world, it is playful, sharp witted, and always revealing. Undoubtedly one of his most significant works, A Writer's Notebook is a must for Maugham fans and anyone interested in the creative process. |
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Page 7
... mind was as free from cowardice and as firm as when he struck the blow which he knew must be expiated by his own death . That he trembled and could scarcely speak are the signs of the physical terror of death , which the bravest may ...
... mind was as free from cowardice and as firm as when he struck the blow which he knew must be expiated by his own death . That he trembled and could scarcely speak are the signs of the physical terror of death , which the bravest may ...
Page 12
... mind , then your friendship will grow stronger , and you will have a relationship as delightful in its way as the other friendship of physical attraction . It is conceivable that these two friendships should find their object in one and ...
... mind , then your friendship will grow stronger , and you will have a relationship as delightful in its way as the other friendship of physical attraction . It is conceivable that these two friendships should find their object in one and ...
Page 13
... mind had interested me , proved less intelligent than I had thought . # I do not know that in the ordinary affairs of life philosophy is of much more use than to enable us to make a virtue of necessity . By showing us the advantages of ...
... mind had interested me , proved less intelligent than I had thought . # I do not know that in the ordinary affairs of life philosophy is of much more use than to enable us to make a virtue of necessity . By showing us the advantages of ...
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... mind seems capable of every feat , and I forget that he is an insignificant creature crawling on a speck of mud , the planet of a minor sun . Nature and art , even against one's will , persuade one of the grandeur of man ; and it is ...
... mind seems capable of every feat , and I forget that he is an insignificant creature crawling on a speck of mud , the planet of a minor sun . Nature and art , even against one's will , persuade one of the grandeur of man ; and it is ...
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... mind . # It is notorious that persistence in any course , however immoral to the ordinary mind , robs it of any idea of immorality . # If you only tell people often enough that they must [ 29 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
... mind . # It is notorious that persistence in any course , however immoral to the ordinary mind , robs it of any idea of immorality . # If you only tell people often enough that they must [ 29 ] A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK.
Contents
Section 15 | 196 |
Section 16 | 227 |
Section 17 | 243 |
Section 18 | 247 |
Section 19 | 266 |
Section 20 | 276 |
Section 21 | 305 |
Section 22 | 319 |
Section 9 | 89 |
Section 10 | 90 |
Section 11 | 99 |
Section 12 | 163 |
Section 13 | 189 |
Section 14 | 194 |
Section 23 | 320 |
Section 24 | 331 |
Section 25 | 332 |
Section 26 | 348 |
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