Quote by: W. Somerset Maugham

Its like reproaching someone who has no ear for music because he's bored at a symphony concert. Is it fair to blame me because you ascribed to me qualities that I hadn't got? I never tried to deceive you by pretending I was anything I wasn't. I was just pretty and gay. You don't ask for a pearl necklace or a sable coat at a booth in a fair; you ask for a tin trumpet and a toy balloon.


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Author Bio


  • NameW. Somerset Maugham
  • DescriptionBritish playwright, novelist, short story writer
  • AliasesW. Somerset Maugham
  • BornJanuary 25, 1874
  • DiedDecember 16, 1965
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Novelist; Writer
  • WorksOf Human Bondage; The Razor's Edge