Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
Tag: W. Somerset Maugham
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A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her…but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.
There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.
We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
It was such a lovely day I thought it was a pity to get up.
At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely.