Somerset Maugham

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“You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you’re cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)

“The great critic ... must be a philosopher, for from philosophy he will learn serenity, impartiality, and the transitoriness of human things.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)

“Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)