Но когда ты - ПСИХ! И небо тебе подвластно!
Only the poet or saint can water an asphalt pavement in the confident anticipation that lilies will reward his labour.



-W. Somerser Maugham “The Moon and Six Pence”



It is not true that suffering ennoble the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.



-W. Somerser Maugham “The Moon and Six Pence”



... When I've seen you go into an empty room I've sometimes wanted to open the door suddenly? but I've been afraid to in case I found nobody there...



- W.S.Maughem "Theatre"