“ Doctors are just the same as lawyers the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too. Anton Chekhov
“ When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of… Anton Chekhov
“ In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!", May 10, 1886) Anton Chekhov
“ The State is not God. It has not the right to take away what it cannot restore when it wants to. Anton Chekhov
“ Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. Anton Chekhov
“ Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. Though it is irregular, it is less boring this way, and besides, neither of the… Anton Chekhov
“ Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable. Anton Chekhov
“ Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other. Anton Chekhov
“ Faith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it. Anton Chekhov
“ Nadya Zelenin and her mother had returned from a performance of Eugene Onegin at the theatre. Going into her room, the girl swiftly threw off her dress and let her hair down. Then she quickly sat at t… Anton Chekhov
“ For the salvation of his soul the Muslim digs a well. It would be a fine thing if each of us were to leave behind a school, or a well, or something of the sort, so that life would not pass by and retr… Anton Chekhov
“ I have no will of my own. Never did. Limp and lily-livered, I always obey - is it possible that's attractive to women? Anton Chekhov
“ You have lost your reason and taken the wrong path. You have taken lies for truth, and hideousness for beauty. You would marvel if, owing to strange events of some sorts, frogs and lizards suddenly gr… Anton Chekhov
“ What is there flattering, amusing, or edifying in their carving your name on a tombstone, then time rubbing off the inscription together with the gilding? Anton Chekhov
