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The Great Advantage Of Being A Writer Is That You Can Spy On People. You're There, Listening To Every Word, But Part Of You Is Observing. Everything Is Useful To A Writer, You See - Every Scrap, Even The Longest And Most Boring Of Luncheon Parties.

Like The Characters In Chekhov, They Have No Reserves -– You Learn The Most Intimate Secrets. You Get An Impression Of A World Peopled By Eccentrics, Of Odd Professions, Almost Incredible Stupidities, And, To Balance Them, Amazing Endurances.

The Problem Of Pretending To Be Alive.

Would The World Be In The Mess It Is If We Were Loyal To Love And Not To Countries?

Politics, War, Marriage, Crime, Adultery. Everything That Exists In The World Has Something To Do With Money.