"A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic……" — Anton Chekhov
"A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer."
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246 Quotes by Anton Chekhov
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- Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
- People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.
- Medicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with…
- Doctors are just the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you…
- If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
- Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
- The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
- We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
- People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.
- Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
- I promise to be an excellent husband, but give me a wife who, like the moon, will not appear every…
- When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely hair.'
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