"It was too sweeping a judgement to be satisfactory; the idea dawned in Charley's mind that perhaps men were more complicated than he had imagined, and if you just said that a man was this or that you couldn't get very far."
About W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham was an English playwright, novelist and short story writer celebrated for works such as Of Human Bondage, The Moon and Sixpence, and The Razor's Edge. He was one of the most popular writers of his era, noted for his clear prose and keen observation of human character.
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