Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
ANTON CHEKHOVMy 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.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Only one who loves can remember so well.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in 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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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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