Londoner's Post: Letters to Gog and MagogHutchinson, 1952 - 174 pages |
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Page 114
... Young people , " he said , " must have generalizations , con- clusions , incorrect if you like , but still ... young women who arouse our curiosity and respect , good young women who are neither conventional nor stupid . His minor ...
... Young people , " he said , " must have generalizations , con- clusions , incorrect if you like , but still ... young women who arouse our curiosity and respect , good young women who are neither conventional nor stupid . His minor ...
Page 124
... young author's impulse to write about the most interesting person he knows— himself . He may , being sterile , become what is called a critic of other men's books : if he does that , he never forgives himself for lacking creative power ...
... young author's impulse to write about the most interesting person he knows— himself . He may , being sterile , become what is called a critic of other men's books : if he does that , he never forgives himself for lacking creative power ...
Page 125
... young author swim away from them , or develop swelled head . Perhaps they do not wish him to suffer any more pain . They are discourag- ing . They send the author into paroxysms of hot anger , cold despair , and deep bitterness . They ...
... young author swim away from them , or develop swelled head . Perhaps they do not wish him to suffer any more pain . They are discourag- ing . They send the author into paroxysms of hot anger , cold despair , and deep bitterness . They ...
Contents
WHY READ THE CLASSICS? | 9 |
FINISHING A BOOK | 45 |
THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 51 |
Copyright | |
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