Quotes about Maugham

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I've been quite happy. Look, here are my proofs. Remember that I am indifferent to discomforts which would harass other — W. Somerset Maugham
I've been quite happy. Look, here are my proofs. Remember that I am indifferent to discomforts which would harass other — W. Somerset Maugham
We do not write because we want to — we write because we have to.
We do not write because we want to — we write because we have to.
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you. — W. Somerset Maugham
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you. — W. Somerset Maugham
I began to meditate upon the writer's life. It is full of tribulation. First he must endure poverty and the world's indi — W. Somerset Maugham, Cakes and Ale
I began to meditate upon the writer's life. It is full of tribulation. First he must endure poverty and the world's indi — W. Somerset Maugham, Cakes and Ale
The most difficult thing for a wise woman to do is to pretend to be a foolish one. — W. Somerset Maugham, Mrs Craddock
The most difficult thing for a wise woman to do is to pretend to be a foolish one. — W. Somerset Maugham, Mrs Craddock
Her pain was so great that she could have screamed at the top of her voice. She had never known that one could suffer so — and she asked herself desperately what she had done to deserve it.
Her pain was so great that she could have screamed at the top of her voice. She had never known that one could suffer so — and she asked herself desperately what she had done to deserve it.
Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it’s a mistake to make a habit of it. — W. Somerset Maugham
Marriage is a very good thing, but I think it’s a mistake to make a habit of it. — W. Somerset Maugham
How strange was the relation between parents and children! When they were small the parents doted on them, passed throug — W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil
How strange was the relation between parents and children! When they were small the parents doted on them, passed throug — W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil
But like a boat with a twisted rudder, I kept coming back to the same place. I wasn't going anywhere. I was myself, wait — Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
But like a boat with a twisted rudder, I kept coming back to the same place. I wasn't going anywhere. I was myself, wait — Haruki Murakami, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction — he had on the contrary an engaging modesty.
He had not even the self-complacency that enables stupid people to accept their mediocrity with unction — he had on the contrary an engaging modesty.
Great writers create — writers of smaller gifts copy
Great writers create — writers of smaller gifts copy