We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
W. SOMERSET MAUGHAMSometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs.
More W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
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One can be very much in love with a woman without wishing to spend the rest of one’s life with her.
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If a man hasn’t what’s necessary to make a woman love him, it’s his fault, not hers.
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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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You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.
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Most people are such fools that it is really no great compliment to say that someone is above the average.
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A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there’s only one way to do that, he must also fool himself.
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If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.
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I´m not going to bring a child into the world, and love her, and bring her up, just so that some man may want to sleep with her so much that he’s willing to provide her with board and lodging for the rest of her life.
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The well dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice
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When you are reconciled to the fact that each is for himself in the world you will ask less from your fellows. They will not disappoint you, and you will look upon them more charitably.
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Death doesn’t affect the living because it has not happened yet. Death doesn’t concern the dead because they have ceased to exist.
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To bear failure with courage is the best proof of character that anyone can give.
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There are times when I look over the various parts of my character with perplexity.
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Simplicity and naturalness are the truest marks of distinction.
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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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