policeman - quotes

W(illiam) Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965

was an English dramatist and novelist

Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.

( “Of Human Bondage”, 1915 )

Cyril (Vernon) Connolly, 1903-1974

was an English intellectual, literary critic and writer

As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with irrational fear of life become publishers.