The moral I draw is that the writer should seek his reward in the pleasure of his work and in release from the burden of thought; and, indifferent to aught else, care nothing for praise or censure, failure or success.
W. Somerset MaughamIt's always difficult to make conversation with a drunk, and there's no denying it, the sober are at a disadvantage with him.
W. Somerset MaughamBy the time a man notices that he is no longer young, his youth has long since left him.
W. Somerset MaughamIt has been said that good prose should resemble the conversation of a well-bred man.
W. Somerset Maugham