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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.

Anton Chekhov

Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
ANTON CHEKHOV

Law Literature Medicine Myself Night Wife
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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Animal Growth Human Love Nature
You confuse two things: solving a problem and stating a problem correctly. It is only the second that is obligatory for an artist.
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Artist Confusion Correct Obligation Problem Solve Yourself
The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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Correction Problem Solve State Writing
The government is not God. It does not have the right to take away that which it can’t return even if it wants to.
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God Government Himself Return Right
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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Alcohol Drink Life Literature Reality Yourself
Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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Feeling Hard Time Thinking Understand
Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Break Glass Light Moon Shine
Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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Money Person
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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Answer Artist Question Role
It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
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Difficult Easy Life Philosopher
The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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Absolute Fiction Honesty Truth
There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
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Beautiful Different Love Person Poetry Touch
Brevity – the sister of talent.
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One Liner Talent
Calculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
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Calculation Oneself Selfish
I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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Day End Expectation Myself Student

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