When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.

Quote by William Somerset Maugham

Topics: Books Quotes, Reading Quotes

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to...

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

I do not believe they are right who say that the defects of famous men...

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best,...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

A dictator must fool all the people all the time and there's only one way...

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

A man who is a politician at forty is a statesman at three score and...

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Perfection has one grave defect: it is apt to be dull.

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life...

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her, but she can...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The...

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

You know, of course, that the Tasmanians, who never committed adultery, are now extinct

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the...

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

American women expect to find in their husbands a perfection that English women only hope...

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

A good marriage is the exception that proves who rules.

Writing is the supreme solace.

Writing is the supreme solace.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...

For what is a poem but a hazardous attempt at self-understanding: it is the deepest...