When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you'll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of a broken bottle, and then the dark, plump shadow of a dog or wolf appeared. You will bring life to nature only if you don't shrink from similes that liken its activities to those of humankind.
Anton ChekhovI don’t understand anything about the ballet; all I know is that during the intervals the ballerinas stink like horses.
Anton ChekhovPerhaps man has a hundred senses, and when he dies the five senses that we know perish with him, and the other ninety-five remain alive... Everything that is unattainable for us now will one day be near and clear... But we must work.
Anton ChekhovMy love is like a stone tied round my neck; it's dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can't live without it.
Anton Chekhov