She had a pretty gift for quotation, …
She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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The common idea that success spoils people …
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is…
There are three rules for writing the …
There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.…
Tradition is a guide and not a …
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
~ W. Somerset Maugham
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We do not write because we want …
We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
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When you have loved as she has …
When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old beautifully.
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Like all weak men he laid an …
Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.
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People ask for criticism, but they only …
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
~ W. Somerset Maugham
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Art is merely the refuge which the …
Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with…
D’you call life a bad job? Never! …
D’you call life a bad job? Never! We’ve had our ups and downs, we’ve had…
Follow your inclinations with due regard to …
Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.
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He had heard people speak contemptuously of …
He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried…