The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
ANTON CHEKHOVTry to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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If in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.
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Calculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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You will not become a saint through other people’s sins.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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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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All saints have past and all sinners have a future.
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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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You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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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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