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816 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1945
“She had become really quite expert, she thought, at listening as though she didn't listen, at sitting in other people's lives just for a minute while they talked round her.”From The Garden Party and Other Stories:
“You are a Queen. Let mine be the joy of giving you your kingdom.”From The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield:
“Regret is an appalling waste of energy, and no one who intends to be a writer can afford to indulge in it.”
Why is it so difficult to write simply - and not simply only but sotto voce, if you know what I mean? That is how I long to write. No fine effects - no bravura. But just the plain truth, as only a liar can tell it.
(A Married Man's Story)