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All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary-it's just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences.
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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Has it occurred to you that transmigration is at once an explanation and a justification of the evil of the world? If the evils we suffer are the result of sins committed in our past lives, we can bear them with resignation and hope that if in this one we strive toward virtue out future lives will be less afflicted.
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If you don't change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
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[Money] is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.
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The worst of having so much tact was that you never quite knew whether other people were acting naturally or being tactful too. [The human element]
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The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.
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