Art, unless it leads to right action, is no more than the opium of an intelligentsia.
W. Somerset MaughamDo you absolutely despise me, Walter?" "No." He hesitated and his voice was strange. "I despise myself.
W. Somerset MaughamIt's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
W. Somerset MaughamIt is one of the defects of my character that I cannot altogether dislike anyone who makes me laugh.
W. Somerset Maugham