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Page 125
Particularly if you take into consideration the fact that there are unsurpassed
chatterboxes among us . ' On that score there was general agreement . These
evening sessions Roskin called ' Amerikankas ' – Americans - in the same vein
as his ...
Particularly if you take into consideration the fact that there are unsurpassed
chatterboxes among us . ' On that score there was general agreement . These
evening sessions Roskin called ' Amerikankas ' – Americans - in the same vein
as his ...
Page 131
Ever since childhood , I felt annoyed that the earth had all been explored and
described , and this feeling was particularly intense that year . Probably because
I had to sit in Moscow and stew in the sticky tedium of the ROSTA News Agency .
Ever since childhood , I felt annoyed that the earth had all been explored and
described , and this feeling was particularly intense that year . Probably because
I had to sit in Moscow and stew in the sticky tedium of the ROSTA News Agency .
Page 142
I soon discovered that to know a language is not enough , particularly for men
who have dedicated themselves to literature . Apart from knowledge , you also
need a feeling for your own language . Often enough the feeling is in born ,
organic .
I soon discovered that to know a language is not enough , particularly for men
who have dedicated themselves to literature . Apart from knowledge , you also
need a feeling for your own language . Often enough the feeling is in born ,
organic .
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| Title | Story of a Life, Volume 6 Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1974 |
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