The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
ANTON CHEKHOVIt’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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Man will become better when you show him what he is like.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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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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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.
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Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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It’s not a matter of old or new forms; a person writes without thinking about any forms, he writes because it flows freely from his soul.
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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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