Quote by Somerset Maugham Blanchet

“[T]hat his cheating and his bitterness and his cruelty were the revolt of his will ... against a deep-rooted instinct of holiness, against a desire for God that terrified and yet obsessed him.” quote by Somerset Maugham Blanchet — Download Open image

““[T]hat his cheating and his bitterness and his cruelty were the revolt of his will ... against a deep-rooted instinct of holiness, against a desire for God that terrified and yet obsessed him.””

Somerset Maugham Blanchet

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