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If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter
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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I swear fearfully at the conventions of the stage.
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A woman is fascinated not by art but by the noise made by those in the field.
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Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.
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Lying is the same as alcoholism. Liars prevaricate even on their deathbeds.
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It is a bad thing if a writer tackles a subject he does not understand.
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If you wish women to love you be original I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.
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Fine. Since the tea is not forthcoming, let's have a philosophical conversation.
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Write, write, write-till your fingers break.
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What must human beings be, to destroy what they can never create?
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