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“A woman attracts men by her charm and holds them by their vices.”
William Somerset Maugham
Theatre
“Never pause unless you have a reason for it, but when you pause, pause as long as you can.”
William Somerset Maugham
Theatre
“Only a woman knows what a woman can do.”
William Somerset Maugham
Theatre
“People don’t want reasons to do what they’d like to. They want excuses.”
William Somerset Maugham
Theatre
“Those words, though heaven only knew how often she had heard them, still gave her her thrill. They braced her like a tonic. Life acquired significance. She was about to step from the world of make-believe into the world of reality.”
William Somerset Maugham
Theatre
“When I’ve seen you go into an empty room I’ve sometimes wanted to open the door suddenly, but I’ve been afraid to in case I found nobody there.”
William Somerset Maugham
Theatre
“You don’t know the difference between truth and make-believe. You never stop acting. It’s second nature to you. You act when there’s a party here. You act to the servants, you act to father, you act to me. To me you act the part of the fond, indulgent, celebrated mother. You don’t exist, you’re only the innumerable parts you’ve played. I’ve often wondered if there was ever a you or if you were never anything more than a vehicle for all these other people that you’ve pretended to be. When I’ve seen you go into an empty room I’ve sometimes wanted to open the door suddenly, but I’ve been afraid to in case I found nobody there.”
William Somerset Maugham
Theatre
