No matter how corrupt and unjust a convict may be, he loves fairness more than anything else. If the people placed over him are unfair, from year to year he lapses into an embittered state characterized by an extreme lack of faith.
Anton ChekhovPerhaps the feelings that we experience when we are in love represent a normal state. Being in love shows a person who he should be.
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 ChekhovMedicine is my lawful wife and literature my mistress; when I get tired of one, I spend the night with the other.
Anton Chekhov