More quotes by W. Somerset Maugham

"There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
"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."
"Only a mediocre person is always at his best."
"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."