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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Page 84
... complete indo- lence , bald and emaciated , he had an ascetic air so that you might have taken him for a don who had spent long years in ardent and disinterested research . The spirituality of his expression suggested the tired ...
... complete indo- lence , bald and emaciated , he had an ascetic air so that you might have taken him for a don who had spent long years in ardent and disinterested research . The spirituality of his expression suggested the tired ...
Page 101
... complete intimacy . For they , and the literature which is their expression , are wrought , not only of the actions they perform and the words they use , neither of which offer great diffi- culty , but of ancestral instincts , shades of ...
... complete intimacy . For they , and the literature which is their expression , are wrought , not only of the actions they perform and the words they use , neither of which offer great diffi- culty , but of ancestral instincts , shades of ...
Page 244
... complete system of philosophy is implied . The determinist thinks that you cannot take a step in life that is not motivated by what you are at the moment ; and you are not only your muscles , your nerves , your entrails and your brain ...
... complete system of philosophy is implied . The determinist thinks that you cannot take a step in life that is not motivated by what you are at the moment ; and you are not only your muscles , your nerves , your entrails and your brain ...
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