Quotes by W -Somerset Maugham

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than...

#W Somerset Maugham

Have common sense and stick to the point.

#W Somerset Maugham

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon...

#W Somerset Maugham

Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really...

#W Somerset Maugham

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.

#W Somerset Maugham

The crown of literature is poetry.

#W Somerset Maugham

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create...

#W Somerset Maugham

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.

#W Somerset Maugham

Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.

#W Somerset Maugham

Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this,...

#W Somerset Maugham

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

#W Somerset Maugham

People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

#W Somerset Maugham