“It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.” — W. Somerset Maugham Quote

“It's very hard to be a gentleman and a writer.”

“Old age has its pleasures, which, though different, are not less than the pleasures of youth.”

“I would sooner read a time-table or a catalogue than nothing at all. They are much more entertaining than half the novels that are written.”

“My parents were terrific - mother was a church organist and my father was probably the most respected person in our church outside of the minister and sometimes maybe that much. The neighbors all called him - a gentleman.”

“Being a gentleman is a worthy goal.”

“We have these rules, the 'hero rules.' Like, a hero doesn't slouch. A hero walks proudly with his head up. A hero walks with a purpose. A hero's always a gentleman.”