W. Somerset Maugham Quotes


Perhaps some deep-rooted atavism urges the wanderer back to lands which his ancestors left in the dim beginnings of history. Sometimes a man hits upon a place to which he mysteriously feels that he belongs. Here is the home he sought, and he will settle amid scenes that he has never seen before, among men he has never known, as though they were familiar to him from his birth. Here at last he finds rest.


Citations

Maugham, W. Somerset. The Moon and Sixpence. George H. Doran Company, 1919, p. 254.

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W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham
  • Born: January 25, 1874
  • Died: December 16, 1965
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Playwright, Novelist, Short-story Writer

William Somerset Maugham CH was an English playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s.