If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham… Read more “It Doesn’t Matter A Damn How You Write”
Day: January 25, 2020
When People Are Not Good At Anything Else
Well, you know when people are no good at anything else they become writers. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online] Available… Read more “When People Are Not Good At Anything Else”
We Do Not Write Because We Want To
We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online] Available… Read more “We Do Not Write Because We Want To”
Some People Read For Instruction
Some people read for instruction, which is praiseworthy, and some for pleasure, which is innocent, but not a few read from habit, and I suppose that is… Read more “Some People Read For Instruction”
I Write Only When Inspiration Strikes
I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online]… Read more “I Write Only When Inspiration Strikes”
Nothing In The World Is Permanent
Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it… Read more “Nothing In The World Is Permanent”
Beauty Is Something Wonderful And Strange
Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul. And when he has… Read more “Beauty Is Something Wonderful And Strange”
It Becomes Part Of Me
When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase,… Read more “It Becomes Part Of Me”
To Acquire The Habit Of Reading
To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author… Read more “To Acquire The Habit Of Reading”
If You Don’t Change Your Beliefs
If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news? Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human… Read more “If You Don’t Change Your Beliefs”
The Secret To Life
The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/4176632.W_Somerset_Maugham [Accessed… Read more “The Secret To Life”
There Are Three Rules For Writing A Novel
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online]… Read more “There Are Three Rules For Writing A Novel”
The Only Important Thing In A Book
The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes (Author of Of Human Bondage). [online]… Read more “The Only Important Thing In A Book”
It’s A Very Funny Thing About Life
It’s a very funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it. Goodreads.com. (2020). W. Somerset Maugham Quotes… Read more “It’s A Very Funny Thing About Life”
The Beauty Which Now And Then Men Create Out Of The Chaos
I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and… Read more “The Beauty Which Now And Then Men Create Out Of The Chaos”
Insensibly He Formed The Most Delightful Habit In The World
Insensibly he formed the most delightful habit in the world, the habit of reading: he did not know that thus he was providing himself with a refuge… Read more “Insensibly He Formed The Most Delightful Habit In The World”