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The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.
W. Somerset Maugham
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W. Somerset Maugham
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: January 1
Died: 1965
Died: January 1
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[Money] is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.
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In heaven, when the blessed use the telephone they will say what they have to say and not a word besides.
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