W. Somerset Maugham quote: Because women can do nothing except love, they've given it a ridiculous importance. They want to persuade us that it's ...

Because women can do nothing except love, they've given it a ridiculous importance. They want to persuade us that it's the whole of life. It's an insignificant part.

~ W. Somerset Maugham ~

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