15 quotes
To a heart transformed by love, it is a mandolin.
The Cherry Orchard (1904)
Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)
Hoping for the critics' indulgence, the author asks to send money for his story immediately, otherwise his wife and kids will die of hunger.
There is something beautiful, touching and poetic when one person loves more than the other, and the other is indifferent.
After the Theatre (1892)
Prudence and justice tell me that in electricity and steam there is more love for man than in chastity and abstinence from meat.
Narrative prose is a legal wife, while drama is a posturing, boisterous, cheeky and wearisome mistress.
He who constantly swims in the ocean loves dry land.
People love talking of their diseases, although they are the most uninteresting things in their lives.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)
That which we experience when we are in love is perhaps our normal state. Being in love shows a person who they should be.
I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)
Love is a scandal of the personal sort.
The Piano Player (1885)
If only one tooth aches, rejoice that not all of them ache.... If your wife betrays you, be glad that she betrayed only you and not the nation.
How pleasant it is to respect people! When I see books, I am not concerned with how the authors loved or played cards; I see only their marvelous works.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)
I myself smoke, but my wife asked me to speak today on the harmfulness of tobacco, so what can I do? If it’s tobacco, then let it be tobacco.
On the Harmfulness of Tobacco (1886)
If you wish women to love you, be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter, and women fell in love with him.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov (1921)