In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMThe great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
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All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary-it’s just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.
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There is nothing so terrible as the pursuit of art by those who have no talent.
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If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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As the cosmos are in place, so be it with your life.
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The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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He is not famous. It may be that he never will be. It may be that when his life at last comes to an end he will leave no more trace of his sojourn on earth than a stone thrown into a river leaves on the surface of the water.
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Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
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The complete life, the perfect pattern, includes old age as well as youth and maturity.
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When I look back upon the girl I was I hate myself. But I never had a chance. I’m going to bring up my daughter so that she’s free and can stand on her own feet.
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Anyone can tell the truth, but only very few of us can make epigrams.
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There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
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The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.
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Only a mediocre person is always at his best.
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