"I want a girl because I want to……" — W. Somerset Maugham

I want a girl because I want to bring her up so… - W. Somerset Maugham

"I want a girl because I want to bring her up so that she shan't make the mistakes I've made. 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. I´m not going to bring a child into the world, and love her, and bring her up, just so that some man may want to sleep with her so much that he's willing to provide her with board and lodging for the rest of her life."

— W. Somerset Maugham

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