"Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as……" — Anton Chekhov
"Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat on the grass," because it is clear and does not detain one's attention. On the other hand, it is difficult to figure out and hard on the brain if I write: "The tall, narrow-chested man of medium height and with a red beard sat down on the green grass that had already been trampled down by the pedestrians, sat down silently, looking around timidly and fearfully." The brain can't grasp all that at once, and art must be grasped at once, instantaneously."
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246 Quotes by Anton Chekhov
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If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.
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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
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The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.
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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.
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People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their minds that they are eager to talk about.
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Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
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When a woman isn't beautiful, people always say, 'You have lovely eyes, you have lovely hair.'
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In English we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the ancients had distinct names.
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The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.
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You need not expect to get your book right the first time. Go to work and revamp or rewrite it.…
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