The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow
The book The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow was written by author Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 Here you can read free online of The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow a good or bad book?
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I walk with aspringing step, I laugh, I exult. Birds, flowers, men--I love them all; Iget into the train, and the going of it is drunkenness. I have won! I havewon! I go back to the world. Come, world! I have but four dollars left--fourdollars!--and The Captive! * * * * * It is not strange that a man should be made drunk with happiness by thewriting of a tragedy! That is the great insincerity of the artist. "Thatcry of agony!--what a triumph of genius was that my cry of agony!" * * * * * --...It is not the sorrow, it is the struggle; so I read the tragedy. This manis dead, but God lives, and Art lives. I will go back, I will do anything now--I will empty ash-cans, and findit a joy. The book is done--safe in next to my heart!--And now it will beprinted, and not fire nor earthquake can destroy it after that. Free! Free! * * * * * I am writing on the train. I write commonplaces. That is because I can notshout. But back there, coming out of the woods, I shouted--and not commonplaceseither!
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