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The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Anton Chekhov

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Anton Chekhov
Age: 44 †
Born: 1860
Born: January 1
Died: 1904
Died: January 1
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Man is what he believes.
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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?
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A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.
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Once a man gets a fixed idea, there's nothing to be done.
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[Six principles that make for a good story:] 1. Absence of lengthy verbiage of a political-social-economic nature 2. total objectivity 3. truthful descriptions of persons and objects 4. extreme brevity 5. audacity and originality: flee the stereotype 6. compassion.
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He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.
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