The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
ANTON CHEKHOVMan is what he believes.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you’re angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you’re asked.
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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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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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My 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.
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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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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The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.
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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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A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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