Quotes about Chekhov

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Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning. — Anton Chekhov
Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning. — Anton Chekhov
Even in Siberia there is happiness. — Anton Chekhov
Even in Siberia there is happiness. — Anton Chekhov
Don't tell me the moon is shining — show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Don't tell me the moon is shining — show me the glint of light on broken glass.
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
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
Any idiot can face a crisis — it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.
Any idiot can face a crisis — it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.
Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. — 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. — Anton Chekhov
Reading Chekhov, I felt not happy, exactly, but as close to happiness as I knew I was likely to come. And it occurred to — Francine Prose, Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
Reading Chekhov, I felt not happy, exactly, but as close to happiness as I knew I was likely to come. And it occurred to — Francine Prose, Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
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 scho — 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 scho — Anton Chekhov
I've never been in love, never in my life.Oh, I've dreamed of love, dreamed endlessly, day and night,but my soul is like — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
I've never been in love, never in my life.Oh, I've dreamed of love, dreamed endlessly, day and night,but my soul is like — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
I think a person has to believe in something,or search out some kind of faith;otherwise life is empty, nothing.How can y — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
I think a person has to believe in something,or search out some kind of faith;otherwise life is empty, nothing.How can y — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
Oh, where is it, where did my past go, when I was young, happy and intelligent, when my dreams and thoughts had some gra — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
Oh, where is it, where did my past go, when I was young, happy and intelligent, when my dreams and thoughts had some gra — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
What silly little things sometimes take on meaning in life, suddenly, out of nowhere. And you know they're little nothin — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
What silly little things sometimes take on meaning in life, suddenly, out of nowhere. And you know they're little nothin — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
When you read a novel, it seems that everything is clear, trite and understandable. But when you yourself fall in love, — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
When you read a novel, it seems that everything is clear, trite and understandable. But when you yourself fall in love, — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
When you snatch happiness in little bits, fits and starts, and lose it, like me, you become coarse, little by little, yo — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
When you snatch happiness in little bits, fits and starts, and lose it, like me, you become coarse, little by little, yo — Sarah Ruhl, Chekhov's Three Sisters & Woolf's Orlando
As a rule, however fine and deep a phrase may be, it only affects the indifferent, and cannot fully satisfy those who ar — Anton Chekhov, The Essential Tales of Chekhov
As a rule, however fine and deep a phrase may be, it only affects the indifferent, and cannot fully satisfy those who ar — Anton Chekhov, The Essential Tales of Chekhov
In all nature there seemed to be a feeling of hopelessness and pain. The earth, like a ruined woman sitting alone in a d — Anton Chekhov, The Essential Tales of Chekhov
In all nature there seemed to be a feeling of hopelessness and pain. The earth, like a ruined woman sitting alone in a d — Anton Chekhov, The Essential Tales of Chekhov
After moving his family from Yakima to Paradise, California, in 1958, he enrolled at Chico State College. There, he bega — William L. Stull
After moving his family from Yakima to Paradise, California, in 1958, he enrolled at Chico State College. There, he bega — William L. Stull