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A man wants nothing so badly as a gooseberry farm.
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
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Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
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If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there.
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If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter
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