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But it may be that the way of life that he has chosen for himself and the peculiar strength and sweetness of his character may have an ever-growing influence over his fellow men so that, long after his death perhaps, it may be realized that there lived in this age a very remarkable creature.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Oh, it is dreadfully bitter to look at a woman whom you have loved with all your heart and soul, so that you felt you could not bear to let her out of your sight, and realize that you would not mind if you never saw her again. The tragedy of love is indifference.
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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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The Almighty can hardly be such a fool as the churches make out.
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I wish I could make you see how much fuller the life I offer you is than anything you have a conception of.
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There are two good things in life – freedom of thought and freedom of action.
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Of all the hokum with which this country [America] is riddled, the most odd is the common notion that it is free of class distinctions.
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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.
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When a woman loves you she’s not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she’s weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.
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The essential element of love is a belief in its own eternity.
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Throw yourself into the hurly-burly of life. It doesn’t matter how many mistakes you make, what unhappiness you have to undergo. It is all your material …
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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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What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of one’s faculties, mental and physical, but the burden of one’s memories.
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Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.
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I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don’t.
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