More quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species."
"I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation."
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best."
"I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp."
"The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love."