William Somerset Maugham

"When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me."

Top William Somerset Maugham Quotes

"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."

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