There was an immeasurable distance between the quick and the dead: they did not seem to belong to the same species; and… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“A man thinks it quite natural that he should fall out of love with a woman, but it never strikes him for… — W. Somerset Maugham Fall out of love Copy Share Image
“D'you call life a bad job? Never! We've had our ups and downs, we've had our struggles, we've always been poor, but… — W. Somerset Maugham Bad jobs Copy Share Image
“You poor lonely boy,' she cried, 'it's so dreadful for you to have no parents.' Well, as my mother was a whore,… — W. Somerset Maugham Humor Copy Share Image
“Is it rash to assume that when a practised writer says a thing, he is more likely to mean what he says… — W. Somerset Maugham Writer Copy Share Image
Culture is not just an ornament; it is the expression of a nation's character, and at the same time it is a… — W. Somerset Maugham Accountability Copy Share Image
“She would not risk to grow so fond of her home that it was a pain to leave it; she preferred to… — W. Somerset Maugham Beauty Copy Share Image
“I've got no mother, no wife, no kids. I had, but my mother's dead, and I lost my wife and my kids… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“He had thought of love as a rapture which seized one so that all the world seemed spring-like, he had looked forward… — W. Somerset Maugham Desire Copy Share Image
“They're a funny lot, suicides. I remember one man who couldn't get any work to do and his wife died, so he… — W. Somerset Maugham Love Copy Share Image
“I adore good food as I adore all the other pleasant things of life, and because I have that gift I am… — W. Somerset Maugham Ambition Copy Share Image
This love was a torment, and he resented bitterly the subjugation in which it held him; he was a prisoner and he… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
I think I was a little disappointed in her. I expected then people to be more of a piece than I do… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“I don't see the use of reading the same thing over and over again,' said Phillip. 'That's only a laborious form of… — W. Somerset Maugham Books Copy Share Image
“I walked with my eyes on the path, but out of the corners of them I saw a man hiding behind an… — W. Somerset Maugham Beauty Copy Share Image
“A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and ten. It is at this age, when… — W. Somerset Maugham Politician Copy Share Image
“His love became a prison from which he longed to escape, but he had not the strength merely to open the door-that… — W. Somerset Maugham Love Copy Share Image
“No one any good you be sure,' said Mrs. Kemp. 'I can't swaller these new people as are comin' in; the street… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
There is a sort of man who pays no attention to his good actions, but is tormented by his bad ones. This… — W. Somerset Maugham Action Copy Share Image
“don't think that women ought to sit down at table with men. It ruins conversation and I'm sure it's very bad for… — W. Somerset Maugham Communication Copy Share Image
“Grief she could not feel, for there had been too much bitterness between her mother and herself to leave in her heart… — W. Somerset Maugham Love Copy Share Image
I am sick of this way of life. The weariness and sadness of old age make it intolerable. I have walked with… — W. Somerset Maugham Age Copy Share Image
He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He would rather have misery… — W. Somerset Maugham Care Copy Share Image
I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels… — W. Somerset Maugham Books Copy Share Image
“It was a pity that with his great qualities, his unselfishness and honor, his intelligence and sensibility, he should be so unlovable.” — W. Somerset Maugham Love Copy Share Image
“It was difficult to understand that he would not come into the bungalow again and that when he got up in the… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To… — W. Somerset Maugham Evil Copy Share Image
Refecting on the high divorce rate in America as contrasted with England "American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection… — W. Somerset Maugham America Copy Share Image
“He could breathe more freely in a lighter air. He was responsible only to himself for the things he did. Freedom! He… — W. Somerset Maugham Belief Copy Share Image
Love is not always blind and there are few things that cause greater wretchedness than to love with all your heart someone… — W. Somerset Maugham Blind Copy Share Image
“She had learnt long ago that common sense, intelligence, good-nature, and strength of character were unimportant in comparison with a pretty face.” — W. Somerset Maugham Common sense Copy Share Image
It is good to be on your guard against an Englishman who speaks French perfectly; he is very likely to be a… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
“He loved not only her beauty, but that dim soul which he divined behind her suffering eyes. He would intoxicate her with… — W. Somerset Maugham Beauty Copy Share Image
“Her pain was so great that she could have screamed at the top of her voice. She had never known that one… — W. Somerset Maugham Heart Copy Share Image
“It was all very well to aim at the intention of the soul: who could tell what that was when people seemed… — W. Somerset Maugham Contradictions Copy Share Image
It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people,… — W. Somerset Maugham Friend Copy Share Image
“I've been quite happy. Look, here are my proofs. Remember that I am indifferent to discomforts which would harass other folk. What… — W. Somerset Maugham Bondage Copy Share Image
It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for… — W. Somerset Maugham Angry Copy Share Image
The author always loads his dice, but he must never let the reader see that he has done so, and by the… — W. Somerset Maugham Attention Copy Share Image
The spirit is often most free when the body is satiated with pleasure; indeed, sometimes the stars shine more brightly seen from… — W. Somerset Maugham Body Copy Share Image
