In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
ANTON CHEKHOVI have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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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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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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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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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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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.
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The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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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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