W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham CHwas a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth25 January 1874
temptation desire way
Often the best way to overcome desire is to satisfy it.
wise people atheism
If forty million people say a foolish thing it does not become a wise one.
women love-you soul
When a woman loves you she's not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she's weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.
generations aging nonsense
From the earliest time the old have rubbed it into the young that they are wiser, and before the young had discovered what nonsense this was they were old too, and it profited them to carry on the imposture.
writing style creative-writing
The best style is the style you don't notice.
men suffering want
Oh, it's always the same,' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well to you, you must be beastly to them; if you treat them decently they make you suffer for it.
apples long peaches
In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.
life want leisure
Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life? But it wants leisure.
love men madly-in-love
Women are often under the impression that men are much more madly in love with them than they really are.
happiness eye giving
You tend to close your eyes to truth, beauty and goodness because they give no scope to your sense of the ridiculous.
high-school age emotion
When you're eighteen your emotions are violent, but they're not durable.
people wells knows
Well, you know when people are no good at anything else they become writers.
men able reputation
The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.
writing looks weight
Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.