More quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

"The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill."
"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
"When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character."
"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?"
"Love is only a dirty trick played on us to achieve continuation of the species."