W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

The author always loads his dice, but he must never let the reader see that he has done so, and by the manipulation of his plot, he can engage the reader's attention so that he does not perceive the violence that has been done to him.

W. Somerset Maugham

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  W. Somerset Maugham
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  • Attention
  • Violence