Anton Chekhov

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. He is a man who has signed a contract with his conscious and his sense of duty.

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.

Man is what he believes.

Perhaps 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 Chekhov - 1897
We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

Doctors are the same as lawyers; the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.

People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.

- Anton Chekhov