The greatest tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love. — W. Somerset Maugham
Nothing more predisposes someone in our favour than to let him rob you a little. — W. Somerset Maugham
A mother only does her children harm if she makes them the only concern of her life. — W. Somerset Maugham
If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity — W. Somerset Maugham
Art is triumphant when it can use convention as an instrument of its own purpose. — W. Somerset Maugham