An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
ANTON CHEKHOVA woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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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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Exquisite nature, daydreams, and music say one thing, real life another.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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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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Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
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People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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Perhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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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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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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If I had listened to the critics I’d have died drunk in the gutter
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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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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They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.
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