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If you want to work on your art, work on your life.

Anton Chekhov

It’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.
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Flow Freedom Himself Old Person Soul Writing
An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.
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Artist Guess Observation Select
The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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Destruction Hate Small Vice World
Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
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Accomplishment Ethics Logic
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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Alcohol Drink Life Literature Reality Yourself
People should be beautiful in every way – in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.
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Beautiful Character Dress Face People Thinking Way
My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom–freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.
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Body Freedom Health Holy Human Intelligence Manifestation Talent Violence
I expect I shall be a student to the end of my days.
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Day End Expectation Myself Student
Three o’clock in the morning. The soft April night is looking at my windows and caressingly winking at me with its stars. I can’t sleep, I am so happy.
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Happiness Morning Myself Nature Night Sleep
Only during hard times do people come to understand how difficult it is to be master of their feelings and thoughts.
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Feeling Hard Time Thinking Understand
A good upbringing means not that you won’t spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won’t notice it when someone else does.
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Character Childhood Goodness Manner Notice
There are plenty of good people, but only a very, very few are precise and disciplined.
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Discipline Goodness People Precise
The aim of fiction is absolute and honest truth.
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Absolute Fiction Honesty Truth
You ask me what life is. That’s like asking what a carrot is. A carrot is a carrot, and there’s nothing more to know.
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Knowledge Life Myself Philosophy
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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Follow Friendship Man Stage Woman
Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.
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Foolish Life Meaning Silly Strain Strive Stupidity

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