“Straining the mind, wrinkling the brow, We write, write, write, Without respite Or hope of praise in the future or now.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Eyes - the head's chief of police. They watch and make mental notes. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions." ( Letter to Alexander Chekhov , May 10, 1886)” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“I must run away, I must escape this very day or I shall go out of my mind.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!" ( Letter to Alexander Chekhov , May 10, 1886)” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
Of course politics is an interesting and engrossing thing. It offers no immutable laws, nearly always prevaricates, but as far asblather and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“What she can't get into her narrow mind is that we're above such things as love. Our whole aim - the whole… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Shabelsky: O mind of genius, you think up things for everyone and teach everyone, but why not for once teach me... Teach… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“A human being should be entirely beautiful: the face, the clothes, the mind, the thoughts. Your step-mother is, of course, beautiful to… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! Be sure not to discuss… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
I let myself go at the beginning and write with an easy mind, but by the time I get to the middle… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“forests are the ornaments of the earth, that they teach mankind to understand beauty and attune his mind to lofty sentiments. Forests… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
“Using vile means to attain worthy ends makes the ends themselves vile. Let them ride on the backs of doctors and medical assistants, but… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
There are still many more days of failure ahead, whole seasons of failure, things will go terribly wrong, you will have huge disappointments ,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“But here was all the timorousness and angularity of inexperienced youth, a feeling of awkwardness, and an impression of bewilderment, as if someone had… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“At the water's edge, barrels of pitch blazed like huge bonfires. Their reflection, crimson as the rising moon, crept to meet us in long,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
Anna Petrovna: Never talk to women about your own good qualities. Let them find out for themselves. — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
While you're playing cards with a regular guy or having a bite to eat with him, he seems a peaceable, good-humoured and not entirely… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“Lebedev: France has a clear and defined policy... The French know what they want. They just want to wipe out the Krauts, finish, but… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“My holy of holies are the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and the most absolute freedom - freedom from force and falsity,… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“What we have, we do not treasure,” and what’s more we do not even love it.” — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“His reading suggested a man swimming in the sea among the wreckage of his ship, and trying to save his life by greedily clutching… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
“Experience often repeated, truly bitter experience, had taught him long ago that with decent people, especially Moscow people -- always slow to move and… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share
