I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
ANTON CHEKHOVLife on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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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There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
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You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.
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There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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If there’s any illness for which people offer many remedies, you may be sure that particular illness is incurable, I think.
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Calculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.
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The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
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Life on earth is inconceivable without trees.
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Even while lying, you’ll be believed if you speak with authority.
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I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.
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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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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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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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