Quotes about Somerset maugham

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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
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
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
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