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It is easy enough to talk about nothing, like I have been doing in this diary hitherto. It is when one is confronted with the task of writing about _some_thing, that one wishes one were a respectable well to do sweep  a sweep with a comfortable business of his own, and a pony  instead of an author. IT IS EASY ENOUGH TO TALK ABOUT NOTHING LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING IN THIS DIARY HITHERTO IT IS WHEN ONE IS CONFRONTED WITH THE TASK OF WRITING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT ONE WISHES ONE WERE A RESPECTABLE WELL TO DO SWEEP A SWEEP WITH A COMFORTABLE BUSINESS OF HIS OWN AND A PONY INSTEAD OF AN AUTHOR
ter all, what does it matter what I say? What does it matter what any of us says about anything? Nobody takes much notice of it, luckily for everybody. This reflection must be of great comfort to editors and critics. A conscientious man who really felt that his words would carry weight and influence with them would be almost afraid to speak at all. It is the man who knows that it will not make an ounce of difference to anyone what he says, that can grow eloquent and vehement and positive. It will not make any difference to anybody or anything what I say about the Ober-Ammergau Passion Play. So I shall just say what I want to. But what do I want to say? What can I say that has not been said, and said much better, already? (An author must always pretend to think that every other author writes better than he himself does. He does not really think so, you know, but it looks well to talk as though he did.) What can I say that the reader does not know, or that, not knowing, he cares to know?  WAS WEIGHING ME DOWN AFTER ALL WHAT DOES IT MATTER WHAT I SAY WHAT DOES IT MATTER WHAT ANY OF US SAYS ABOUT ANYTHING NOBODY TAKES MUCH NOTICE OF IT LUCKILY FOR EVERYBODY THIS REFLECTION MUST BE OF GREAT COMFORT TO EDITORS AND CRITICS A CONSCIENTIOUS MAN WHO REALLY FELT THAT HIS WORDS WOULD CARRY WEIGHT AND INFLUENCE WITH THEM WOULD BE ALMOST AFRAID TO SPEAK AT ALL IT IS THE MAN WHO KNOWS THAT IT WILL NOT MAKE AN OUNCE OF DIFFERENCE TO ANY ONE WHAT HE SAYS THAT CAN GROW ELOQUENT AND VEHEMENT AND POSITIVE IT WILL NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO ANYBODY OR ANYTHING WHAT I SAY ABOUT THE OBER AMMERGAU PASSION PLAY SO I SHALL JUST SAY WHAT I WANT TO BUT WHAT DO I WANT TO SAY WHAT CAN I SAY THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAID AND SAID MUCH BETTER ALREADY AN AUTHOR MUST ALWAYS PRETEND TO THINK THAT EVERY OTHER AUTHOR WRITES BETTER THAN HE HIMSELF DOES HE DOES NOT REALLY THINK SO YOU KNOW BUT IT LOOKS WELL TO TALK AS THOUGH HE DID WHAT CAN I SAY THAT THE READER DOES NOT KNOW OR THAT NOT KNOWING HE CARES TO KNOW
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