Anton Chekhov
Russian · 1860–1904
Russian playwright and short story master whose understated, psychologically nuanced dramas revolutionized modern theater with their focus on mood, subtext, and ordinary life.
Wikipedia ↗“Медицина — моя законная жена, а литература — любовница.”
Русский
“Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress.”
“The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.”
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“If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired.”
English
Sonya
“Мы отдохнём! Мы услышим ангелов, мы увидим всё небо в алмазах.”
Русский
“We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.”
“People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.”
Русский
“You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.”
English
“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
English
“Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”
Русский
“Если боитесь одиночества, то не женитесь.”
Русский
“If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry.”