In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because–I don’t know why.
ANTON CHEKHOVIt’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.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
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To regard one’s immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth.
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Money, like vodka, turns a person into an eccentric.
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You only have to start a job of work to realize how few decent, honest folk there are about.
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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read – my own or other people’s works – it all seems to me not short enough.
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What a delight it is to respect people!
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When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace.
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I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
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If you ever have need of my life, come and take it.
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For God’s sake, have some self-respect and do not run off at the mouth if your brain is out to lunch.
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An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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