It always seems to the brothers and the father that their brother or son didn't marry the right person.
Anton ChekhovA naive man is nothing better than a fool. But you women contrive to be naive in such a way that in you it seems sweet, and gentle, and proper, and not as silly as it really is.
Anton ChekhovNothing lulls and inebriates like money; when you have a lot, the world seems a better place than it actually is.
Anton ChekhovWhen 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 Chekhov