He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
ANTON CHEKHOVWhat a delight it is to respect people!
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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To judge between good or bad, between successful and unsuccessful would take the eye of a God.
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If our life has a meaning, an aim, it has nothing to do with our personal happiness, but something wiser and greater.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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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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If in the first act you introduce a gun, by the third act you have to use it.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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In nature a repulsive caterpillar turns into a lovely butterfly. But with human beings it is the other way round: a lovely butterfly turns into a repulsive caterpillar.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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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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The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.
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A woman can become a man’s friend only in the following stages – first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.
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Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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