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No egoism is so insufferable as that of the Christian with regard to his soul. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

#create #down #hill #his #liberation

There are two good things in life - freedom of thought and freedom of action. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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I think that if my voice for some reason changes - because your voice does change - then it's time for me not to sing. ↗

— Diana Ross

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When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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It may interest you to know that my breakup with Terry and this mystery did not happen concurrently in real life. That is a writer's device, which places Gabriel under even greater pressure when the mystery begins to reveal itself. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

#breakup #concurrently #device #did #even

The film itself involves a New York City radio storyteller, Gabriel Noone, who strikes up a friendship with one of his fans, an abused 14-year-old teenager who is suffering from AIDS, who does not have much longer to live. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

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Well, maybe it has to do with the fact that I was a complete Hitchcock fanatic from age 9. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

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But it's amazing how many people think that gay men should slink off into the shadows when it comes to having friendships with children. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

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