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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

W. Somerset Maugham quotes

British Playwright, Writer January 25, 1874 – December 16, 1965

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W. Somerset Maugham quote: "self-control might be as passionate and as active as the..."
self-control might be as passionate and as active as the surrender to passion... W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race..."
If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech. W. Somerset Maugham
PORTEOUS: Do you mean to say you were going to steal my car. TEDDIE: Not exactly. I was only going to bolshevise it, so to speak. W. Somerset Maugham
It looked as though you did not act in a certain way because you thought in a certain way, but rather you thought in a certain way because you were made in a certain way. Truth had nothing to do with it. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not..."
Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of..."
I do not confer praise or blame: I accept. I am the measure of all things. I am the center of the world. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because..."
Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant. W. Somerset Maugham
She was one of those writers, far from rare in the world of letters, who suppose that push and pull are an adequate substitute for talent... W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "There are three secrets to writing a novel. Unfortunately..."
There are three secrets to writing a novel. Unfortunately nobody knows what they are. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "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. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise."
People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "Writing is the supreme solace."
Writing is the supreme solace. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no..."
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "we do not write as we want but as we can"
we do not write as we want but as we can W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham quote: "There are three rules for writing. Unfortunately, no one can..."
There are three rules for writing. Unfortunately, no one can agree what they are. W. Somerset Maugham

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