W. Somerset Maugham quote: Oh, it's always the same,' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well to you, you must be beastly ...

Oh, it's always the same,' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well to you, you must be beastly to them; if you treat them decently they make you suffer for it.

~ W. Somerset Maugham ~

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