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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

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Anton Chekhov
Age: 44 †
Born: 1860
Born: January 1
Died: 1904
Died: January 1
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Antón Pávlovič Čéhov
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