unearths some literary gems.
From A Casual Commentary, by Rose Macauley:
[from "Problems of a Writer's Life"]
The primary trouble in the life of a writer is, of course, writing.
[ditto]
[The "love interest"] is the most moving of human experiences; though anything less moving than its treatment by very nearly all novelists can scarcely be imagined.
[from "Problems of a Reader's Life"]
As to most modern plays, these should not be read, but only seen, if that.