A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her...but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.
More from William Somerset Maugham
The writer is more concerned to know than to judge.
Permalink to quote #57 Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.
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