Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given.
Anton ChekhovI don't like being successful; the subjects which sit in my head are annoyed and jealous of what has already been written.
Anton ChekhovHe always seemed to women different from what he was, and they loved in him not himself, but the man created by their imagination, whom they had been eagerly seeking all their lives; and afterwards, when they noticed their mistake, they loved him all the same.
Anton ChekhovIt's very hard, feeling that you're no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.
Anton ChekhovMy mother and father are the only people on the whole planet for whom I will never begrudge a thing. Should I achieve great things, it is the work of their hands; they are splendid people and their absolute love of their children places them above the highest praise. It cloaks all of their shortcomings, shortcomings that may have resulted from a difficult life.
Anton Chekhov