I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.
W. Somerset MaughamDo you absolutely despise me, Walter?" "No." He hesitated and his voice was strange. "I despise myself.
W. Somerset MaughamThe great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
W. Somerset MaughamLife is really very fantastic, and one has to have a peculiar sense of humour to see the fun of it. [Virtue]
W. Somerset Maugham