Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
ANTON CHEKHOVYou confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
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When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won’t intoxicate with one glass someone who has already drunk up a whole barrel.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won’t seem important at all.
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Women can’t forgive failure.
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.
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