Quotes by Maugham, W. Somerset

There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessar >>

What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been >>

The world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willing a >>

Quotations about Books - Bestsellers

A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent. >>

No one can write a best seller by trying to. He must write with comple >>

The principle of procrastinated rape is said to be the ruling one in a >>

No one can write a best seller by trying to. He must write with complete sincerity; the clichés that make you laugh, the hackneyed characters, the well-worn situations, the commonplace story that excites your derision, seem neither hackneyed, well worn nor commonplace to him. The conclusion is obvious: you cannot write anything that will convince unless you are yourself convinced. The best seller sells because he writes with his heart's blood.

Maugham, W. Somerset