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... write his kind of steely prose , and to visualise in the clearest detail what he was about to write . A story should be as accurate as a military report or a bank cheque . Even the hand- writing should be firm and clear , as on a cheque ...
... write his kind of steely prose , and to visualise in the clearest detail what he was about to write . A story should be as accurate as a military report or a bank cheque . Even the hand- writing should be firm and clear , as on a cheque ...
Page 139
... write . “ Authenticity ” , that's the motto , and I'm stuck with it ! That's why I write so little and so slowly . Because it's terribly hard . So much for Mozart , the joy of creativity , the free flight of imagination ! I wrote ...
... write . “ Authenticity ” , that's the motto , and I'm stuck with it ! That's why I write so little and so slowly . Because it's terribly hard . So much for Mozart , the joy of creativity , the free flight of imagination ! I wrote ...
Page 140
... write about the weekly washing if you like , and the prose might sound like Julius Caesar ! That I seem to manage . But , you understand , that's not the essence of art , it's the bricks , or the marble or the bronze . Come , I'll show ...
... write about the weekly washing if you like , and the prose might sound like Julius Caesar ! That I seem to manage . But , you understand , that's not the essence of art , it's the bricks , or the marble or the bronze . Come , I'll show ...
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Plywood Maze | 25 |
Barley Gruel | 29 |
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