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I am willing to take life as a game of chess in which the first rules are not open to discussion. No one asks why the knight is allowed his eccentric hop, why the castle may only go straight and the bishop obliquely. These things are to be accepted, and with these rule the game must be played: it is foolish to complain of them.


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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