William Somerset Maugham
"Let us develop the resources of our land, call forth its powers, build up its institutions, promote all its great interests, and see whether we also, in our day and generation, may not perform something worthy to be remembered."
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"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
"We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person."
"When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character."
"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species."