More quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
"The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you."
"Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul."
"It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."
"Impropriety is the soul of wit."