The Journey Not the Arrival Matters: An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs. |
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Page 32
... fighting British planes , except in this incident I never saw or had real evidence of a German plane firing bullets at people or buildings on the ground , but very early in the war I had an experience with regard to the alleged machine ...
... fighting British planes , except in this incident I never saw or had real evidence of a German plane firing bullets at people or buildings on the ground , but very early in the war I had an experience with regard to the alleged machine ...
Page 121
... fighting against the injustices in the fate of others , was an essential part of the charm of her character . It was , too , an essential part in my affection for her . To return to The Hogarth Press , it has remained a small ...
... fighting against the injustices in the fate of others , was an essential part of the charm of her character . It was , too , an essential part in my affection for her . To return to The Hogarth Press , it has remained a small ...
Page 169
... fighting in Vietnam a stupid , unjustified , bloody , and useless war ; to see , what one had hoped for , the break - up of imperialism and colonialism , and then to find in the place of empires the chaotic crudities and hydrogen bombs ...
... fighting in Vietnam a stupid , unjustified , bloody , and useless war ; to see , what one had hoped for , the break - up of imperialism and colonialism , and then to find in the place of empires the chaotic crudities and hydrogen bombs ...
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