Alas, what is terrible is not the skeletons, but the fact that I am no longer terrified by them.

—Anton Chekhov

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов;

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If a lot of cures are suggested for a disease it means that the disease is incurable.

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Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

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To advise is not to compel.

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There is nothing new in art except talent.

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We shall find peace. We shall hear the angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

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