Maugham
Maugham is a surname most commonly associated with the English literary family. The name is a variant of Malham, Malgham, and Malghum. Families with the name originate from the area surrounding Malham and Kirkby Malham.
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Famous quotes containing the word maugham:
“Impropriety is the soul of wit”
—Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
“No one can write a best seller by trying to. He must write with complete sincerity; the clichés that make you laugh, the hackneyed characters, the well-worn situations, the commonplace story that excites your derision, seem neither hackneyed, well worn nor commonplace to him.... The conclusion is obvious: you cannot write anything that will convince unless you are yourself convinced. The best seller sells because he writes with his heart’s blood.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)
“It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)