Quotes by W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1

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...her very kindness was cruel because it was founded not on love but on reason... — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
...her very kindness was cruel because it was founded not on love but on reason... — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
We can only guess at the thoughts and emotions of our neighbors. Each one of us is a prisoner in a solitary tower and he — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
We can only guess at the thoughts and emotions of our neighbors. Each one of us is a prisoner in a solitary tower and he — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
I do not like these painted faces that look all alike; and I think women are foolish to dull their expression and obscur — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
I do not like these painted faces that look all alike; and I think women are foolish to dull their expression and obscur — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
I do not believe that I am a vindictive man, but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to ob — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1
I do not believe that I am a vindictive man, but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to ob — W. Somerset Maugham, Collected Short Stories: Volume 1