W. Somerset Maugham Quote

The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.


The partial view (ed. London, Heinemann, 1954)


The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.

The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.

The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.

The secret of play-writing can be given in two maxims: stick to the point, and, whenever you can, cut.