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W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
Six of the best book quotes from W. Somerset Maugham
01
“You naughty boy, Miss Watkin WILL be cross with you.”
W. Somerset Maugham
author
Of Human Bondage
book
Miss Watkin
character
naughty
ᐧ
discipline
concepts
Source: Chapter 2, Paragraph 2
02
“Your mamma is quite well and happy.”
W. Somerset Maugham
author
Of Human Bondage
book
Emma of human bondagee
character
happiness
ᐧ
family
concepts
Source: Chapter 2, Paragraph 12
03
“His mother was my greatest friend. I can’t bear to think that she’s dead.”
W. Somerset Maugham
author
Of Human Bondage
book
Henrietta Watkin
character
grief
ᐧ
loss
ᐧ
friendship
concepts
Source: Chapter 2, Paragraph 32
04
“Poor little boy, it’s dreadful to think of him quite alone in the world. I see he limps.”
W. Somerset Maugham
author
Of Human Bondage
book
Henrietta Watkin
character
alone
ᐧ
loneliness
concepts
Source: Chapter 2, Paragraph 35
05
“I wanted the boy to have something to remember me by when he grows up.”
W. Somerset Maugham
author
Of Human Bondage
book
Miss Watkin
character
memory
ᐧ
legacy
concepts
Source: Chapter 5, Paragraph 10
06
“nothing was better than bread and butter for growing lads”
W. Somerset Maugham
author
Of Human Bondage
book
Mr. Watson
character
nourishment
ᐧ
simplicity
concepts
Source: Chapter 11, Paragraph 5
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