It is the writer's business not to accuse and not to prosecute, but to champion the guilty, once they are condemned and suffer punishment.
Anton ChekhovFaith is an aptitude of the spirit. It is, in fact, a talent: you must be born with it.
Anton ChekhovMedicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
Anton ChekhovIn short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because--I don't know why.
Anton ChekhovIt is time for writers to admit that nothing in this world makes sense. Only fools and charlatans think they know and understand everything. The stupider they are, the wider they conceive their horizons to be. And if an artist decides to declare that he understands nothing of what he sees - this in itself constitutes a considerable clarity in the realm of thought, and a great step forward.
Anton Chekhov