She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.


Ch. 16, p. 61 - The Moon and Sixpence (1919)

W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.

She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.

She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.

She saw shrewdly that the world is quickly bored by the recital of misfortune, and willingly avoids the sight of distress.