The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself. – W. [William] Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965): Of Human Bondage (Image by jplenio from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egoistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. Failure makes people cruel and bitter. – W. [William] Somerset… More »
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. – W. [William] Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965) More »
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