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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... never been in the public eye it has never occurred to them that they have anything to conceal . They display their oddities be- cause it has never struck them that they are odd . And after all it is with the common run of men that we ...
... never been in the public eye it has never occurred to them that they have anything to conceal . They display their oddities be- cause it has never struck them that they are odd . And after all it is with the common run of men that we ...
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... never even sung a hymn . I do not much like being touched and I have always to make a slight effort over myself not to draw away when someone links his arm in mine . I can never forget myself . The hysteria of the world repels me and I ...
... never even sung a hymn . I do not much like being touched and I have always to make a slight effort over myself not to draw away when someone links his arm in mine . I can never forget myself . The hysteria of the world repels me and I ...
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... never learn to speak the language of an- other country to perfection ; you will never know its people and its literature with complete intimacy . For they , and the literature which is their expression , are wrought , not only of the ...
... never learn to speak the language of an- other country to perfection ; you will never know its people and its literature with complete intimacy . For they , and the literature which is their expression , are wrought , not only of the ...
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