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
W. Somerset Maugham quotes about
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.
order sheep imagination
A writer need not devour a whole sheep in order to know what mutton tastes like, but he must at least eat a chop. Unless he gets his facts right, his imagination will lead him into all kinds of nonsense, and the facts he is most likely to get right are the facts of his own experience.
love men knows
Love is what happens to men and women who don't know each other.
writing
You cannot write unless you write much.
cute chance life-is
Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual improvisation.
women men faults
If a man hasn't what's necessary to make a woman love him, it's his fault, not hers.
life want leisure
Do you know that conversation is one of the greatest pleasures in life? But it wants leisure.
cutting firsts adjectives
First, cut out all the wisdom, then cut out all the adjectives.
love sarcastic depressing
Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species.
food breakfast want
If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts.
laughter humor laughing
You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.
perfection dull irony
Perfection is a trifle dull. It is not the least of life's ironies that this, which we all aim at, is better not quite achieved.
freedom things-in-life two
There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action.
inspirational life advice
Impropriety is the soul of wit.