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... believe a man was very intent on ploughing a furrow if he carried a hoop with him and jumped through it at every other step . A good style should show no sign of effort . What is written should seem a happy accident . I think no one in ...
... believe a man was very intent on ploughing a furrow if he carried a hoop with him and jumped through it at every other step . A good style should show no sign of effort . What is written should seem a happy accident . I think no one in ...
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... believe is their reality they can look upon reality as make - believe . xxxii I began to write plays , as do most young writers , I expect , because it seemed less difficult to set down on paper the things people said than to ...
... believe is their reality they can look upon reality as make - believe . xxxii I began to write plays , as do most young writers , I expect , because it seemed less difficult to set down on paper the things people said than to ...
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... believe in him . I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense . Plutarch long ago put the matter succinctly . ' I would much rather , ' he writes , ' have ...
... believe in him . I cannot believe in a God who is less tolerant than I. I cannot believe in a God who has neither humour nor common sense . Plutarch long ago put the matter succinctly . ' I would much rather , ' he writes , ' have ...
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