It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled in them, and each time they come into contact with the real, they are bruised and wounded.
W. Somerset MaughamShe was a fool and he knew it and because he loved her it had made no difference.
W. Somerset MaughamLoving-kindness is the better part of goodness. It lends grace to the sterner qualities of which this consists.
W. Somerset MaughamIt is one of the defects of my character that I cannot altogether dislike anyone who makes me laugh.
W. Somerset Maugham