The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that t... - W. Somerset Maugham

"I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o'clock sharp."

"The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you."

"The highest activities of consciousness have their origins in physical occurrences of the brain just as the loveliest melodies are not too sublime to be expressed by notes."

"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."

"Impropriety is the soul of wit."