The tragedy of love is indifference. — W. Somerset Maugham

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The tragedy of love is indifference.

W. Somerset Maugham

1921

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Unrequited love Dangers of love Love

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Short story

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1921

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William Somerset Maugham W. Somerset Maugham

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Maugham. William Somerset. The Trembling of a Leaf: Little Stories of the South Sea Islands. George H. Doran Company, 1921.

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