The more refined one is, the more unhappy.
ANTON CHEKHOVDon’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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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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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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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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What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
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Every person lives his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy.
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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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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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I don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
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If you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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When all is said and done, no literature can outdo the cynicism of real life; you won’t intoxicate with one glass someone who has already drunk up a whole barrel.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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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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Brevity – the sister of talent.
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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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