Quotes by Maugham, W. Somerset

Only a mediocre person is always at his best. >>

Tradition is a guide and not a jailer. >>

Lady Hodmarsh and the duchess immediately assumed the clinging affabil >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that >>

An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the crit >>

When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective t >>

Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.

Maugham, W. Somerset