W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage

Quotes

• “Insensibly he formed the most delightful habit in the world, the habit of reading: he did not know that thus he was prov...”
• “I know that I shall die struggling for breath, and I know that I shall be horribly afraid. I know that I shall not be ab...”
• “Oh, it's always the same,' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well to you, you must be beastly to them; if you treat...”
• “He did not care if she was heartless, vicious and vulgar, stupid and grasping, he loved her. He would rather have misery...”
• “What d'you suppose I care if I'm a gentleman or not? If I were a gentleman I shouldn't waste my time with a vulgar slut ...”
• “I now, weak, old, diseased, poor, dying, hold still my soul in my hands, and I regret nothing.”
• “Why did you look at the sunset?'Philip answered with his mouth full:Because I was happy.”
• “Kant thought things, not because they were true, but because he was Kant.”