Georgian-romance Quote by georgette heyer

“Philip looked at his own work. How could you tell whether there was anything in it or whether you were wasting your time? It…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Philip realised that they had done with life, these two quiet little people: they belonged to a past generation, and they were waiting there…

— William Somerset Maugham

“He had talked of getting occupation of this sort so long that he had not the face to refuse outright, but the thought of…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Philip thought that in throwing over the desire for happiness he was casting aside the last of his illusions. His life had seemed horrible…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“(From FORTUNE'S SON) "Philip had long ago begun drinking to excess, simply to obliterate the reality that he was half a man, living half…

— Emery Lee

“[Philip's death was] beyond comparison the most afflicting of my life.... He was truly a fine youth. But why should I repine? It was…

— Ron Chernow

“Philip understood that there were people in the world like Eliot for whom love and sex came easy, without active solicitation, like a strong…

— David Leavitt

“Philip himself asked desperately what was the use of living at all. It all seemed inane. It was the same with Cronshaw: it was…

— W. Somerset Maugham

“Phillip cleared his throat and got to his feet. “I need some fresh air. All this postbattle rah-rah-we-lived sentimentality is a bit cloying.”

— Jennifer Estep

“Ah, but when one predator leaves, another inevitably will take its place. A void never remains a void for long.”

— A.T. Baron

“Philip came gradually to know the people he was to live with, and by fragments of conversation, some of it not meant for his…

— William Somerset Maugham

“Philip had received little kindness in his life, and he was touched by the American’s desire to help him: once when a cold kept…

— William Somerset Maugham