You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism. (W. Somerset Maugham)

You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for cynicism.

W. Somerset Maugham

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