Oh, it's always the same,' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well…

W. Somerset Maugham
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Oh, it's always the same,' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well to you, you must be beastly to them; if you treat them decently they make you suffer for it. ✨ W. Somerset Maugham (1954). Mr. Maugham Himself
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