when one has no real life, one lives by mirages. It's still better than nothing. Anton Chekhov
when one has no real life, one lives by mirages. It's still better than nothing.
Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics. Anton Chekhov
Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.
Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions. Anton Chekhov
Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions.
The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly. Anton Chekhov
The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.
There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble. Anton Chekhov
There are a great many opinions in this world, and a good half of them are professed by people who have never been in trouble.
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality. Anton Chekhov
There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.
If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it. Anton Chekhov
If ever my life can be of any use to you, come and claim it.
You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write. Saul Bellow
You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.
I am somebody. I am me. And I don't need anybody to make me somebody. Louis L'Amour
I am somebody. I am me. And I don't need anybody to make me somebody.
I take the position that true faith is not a supersessional knowledge. It cannot discard the intellect. E. L. Doctorow
I take the position that true faith is not a supersessional knowledge. It cannot discard the intellect.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.” Benjamin Disraeli
The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.”