Anton Chekhov Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Writing Quotes

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

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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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When you're thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean that's faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two that's science.

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Life is difficult for those who have the daring to first set out on an unknown road. The avant-garde always has a bad time of it.

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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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I'm in mourning for my life.

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And I despise your books, I despise wisdom and the blessings of this world. It is all worthless, fleeting, illusory, and deceptive, like a mirage. You may be proud, wise, and fine, but death will wipe you off the face of the earth as though you were no more than mice burrowing under the floor, and your posterity, your history, your immortal geniuses will burn or freeze together with the earthly globe.

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Flies purify the air, and plays - the morals.

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The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.

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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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Writers are as jealous as pigeons.

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In one-act pieces there should be only rubbish - that is their strength.

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It is time for writers to admit that nothing in this world makes sense. Only fools and charlatans think they know and understand everything. The stupider they are, the wider they conceive their horizons to be. And if an artist decides to declare that he understands nothing of what he sees - this in itself constitutes a considerable clarity in the realm of thought, and a great step forward.

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