Clearly much that seemed valid seemed so only because he had been taught it from earliest youth.
W. Somerset MaughamI have always been convinced that if a woman once made up her mind to marry a man, nothing but instant flight could save him.
W. Somerset MaughamI know that you're selfish, selfish beyond words, and I know that you haven't the nerve of a rabbit, I know you're a liar and a humbug, I know that you're utterly contemptible. And the tragic part is'--her face was on a sudden distraught with pain--'the tragic part is that notwithstanding I love you with all my heart.
W. Somerset Maugham