Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.
ANTON CHEKHOVBe sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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The problem is that we attempt to solve the simplest questions cleverly, thereby rendering them unusually complex. One should seekthe simple solution.
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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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Be sure not to discuss your hero’s state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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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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Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.
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A good person will feel guilty even before a dog.
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When asked, “Why do you always wear black?”, he said, “I am mourning for my life.
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Any idiot can face a crisis – it’s day to day living that wears you out.
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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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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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Love, respect, and friendship do unite a people as well as a common hatred does.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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