I kept thinking how marvellous it would be if I could somehow tear my heart, which felt so heavy, out of my chest.
ANTON CHEKHOVLying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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I can only regard with bewilderment an educated man who is also religious.
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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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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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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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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
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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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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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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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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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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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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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