Irina Chirca

“Women are often under the impression that men are much more madly in love with them than they really are.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil

“What was it in the human heart that made you despise a man because he loved you?”
― W. Somerset Maugham, The Painted Veil

“You don't know the difference between truth and make-believe. You never stop acting. It's second nature to you. You act when there's a party here. You act to the servants, you act to father, you act to me. To me you act the part of the fond, indulgent, celebrated mother. You don't exist, you're only the innumerable parts you've played. I've often wondered if there was ever a you or if you were never anything more than a vehicle for all these other people that you've pretended to be. When I've seen you go into an empty room I've sometimes wanted to open the door suddenly, but I've been afraid to in case I found nobody there.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, Theatre

“People don't want reasons to do what they'd like to. They want excuses.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, Theatre