Passion is destructive; if it does not destroy, it dies.
More from William Somerset Maugham
Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.
Permalink to quote #86 I thought I should be a fool to allow work to interfere with a delight in the passing moment that I might never enjoy again so fully.
Permalink to quote #88 We are not the same persons this year as last ; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.
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