"'Some books,' Mr. Maugham said with an urbanity that was not at all disconcerting, 'are written in anguish, others just write themselves -- and those are jolly to write.'" Harvey Breit, The Writer Observed 147 (1956).
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March 16, 2012
Easy for you to say Mr. Maugham
"'Some books,' Mr. Maugham said with an urbanity that was not at all disconcerting, 'are written in anguish, others just write themselves -- and those are jolly to write.'" Harvey Breit, The Writer Observed 147 (1956).
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