Whenever you have an aim you must sacrifice something of freedom to attain it. — W. S. Maugham.

不论什么时候，只要你有一个目标，你就得牺牲一定的自由去实现它。——W.S。毛姆。

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When Somerset Maugham decided to quit writing, he thought to himself, “Thank God, I can watch a sunset without having to think how to describe it.

当毛姆决定封笔，他对自己说：“老天，这下我可以欣赏日落，而不必去想该怎样来描写了。

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The Kennedys, the Eisenhowers, Truman Capote, Somerset Maugham and “nearly every prominent royal or heiress in Europe”; they all came to dinner chez Jim when they graced Bangkok.

肯尼迪家族、艾森豪威尔家族、杜鲁门•卡波特、萨默塞特•毛姆和“几乎每一位著名的欧洲王室成员及女性王位继承人”在大驾光临曼谷时，无一例外都前往吉姆的住所与他共进晚餐。

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Paulin, who won the Somerset Maugham prize in 1977 for his first collection of poetry, A State of Justice.

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