W. Somerset Maugham Quote

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.


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


Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.

Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.