W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham was a British playwright, novelist, and short story writer known for his keen observations of human nature.

"Can the law get blood out of a stone? I haven't any money."

W. Somerset Maugham

"I do not believe that I am a vindictive man, but when the immortal gods take a hand in the matter it is pardonable to observe the results with complacency."

W. Somerset Maugham

"She alone had been blind to his merit. Why? Because he loved her and she did not love him. What was it in the human heart that made you despise a man because he loved you?"

W. Somerset Maugham