In two or three hundred years life on earth will be unimaginably beautiful, astounding. Man needs such a life and if it hasn't yetappeared, he should begin to anticipate it, wait for it, dream about it, prepare for it. To achieve this, he has to see and know more than did his grandfather and father.
Anton ChekhovA person loves to talk about his illnesses although that is the least interesting part of his life.
Anton ChekhovIn displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!
Anton ChekhovIs it our job to judge? The gendarme, policemen and bureaucrats have been especially prepared by fate for that job. Our job is towrite, and only to write.
Anton Chekhov