Anton Chekhov
Russian writer and playwright
| Date of Birth | : | 29 Jan, 1860 |
| Date of Death | : | 15 Jul, 1904 |
| Place of Birth | : | Badenweiler, Germany |
| Profession | : | Playwright, Writer |
| Nationality | : | Germany |
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian writer, playwright and physician. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress.
Quotes
Total 20 Quotes
Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
Perhaps man has a hundred senses, and when he dies only the five senses that we know perish with him, and the other ninety-five remain alive.
Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.
The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.
When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.
Wisdom.... comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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.
Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other
