More quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

"What do we any of us have but our illusions? And what do we ask of others but that we be allowed to keep them?"
"The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you."
"Impropriety is the soul of wit."
"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species."
"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."