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...you know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.

William Somerset Maugham

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William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer; often published as simply W. Somerset Maugham.

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