W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

He had a bitter pain in his heart, for he knew that she was still a stranger to him and his hungry love was destined ever to remain unsatisfied.

W. Somerset Maugham

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• He had a bitter pain in his heart, for he knew that she was still a stranger to him and his hungry love was destined ever to remain unsatisfied.

  

  W. Somerset Maugham
  • Heart
  • She
  • Pain