The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet...

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The writer of prose can only step aside when the poet passes.

William Somerset Maugham

Quote by William Somerset Maugham about literature, writers, poets.

William Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham 1874 - 1965, english playwright, novelist and short story writer

Also called: W. Somerset Maugham.

Was born on: 25 jan 1874.
Died on 16 dec 1965, at 91 years old.

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