Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕexəf]; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all times. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short...
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.
It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.