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.
ANTON CHEKHOVEverything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.
More Anton Chekhov Quotes
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I have the feeling that I’ve seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.
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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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Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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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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Write only of what is important and eternal.
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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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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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Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.
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People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy.
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Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don’t have a passport.
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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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Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
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The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.
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The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
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