When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.
W. Somerset MaughamMan has always sacrificed truth to his vanity, comfort and advantage. He lives not by truth but by make-believe.
W. Somerset MaughamThere are directors who desire to be artistic. It is pathetic to compare the seriousness of their aim with the absurdity of their attainment.
W. Somerset Maugham