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"Brevity is the sister of talent."
Anton ChekhovI would like to be a free artist and nothing else, and I regret God ha — Anton Chekhov
"I would like to be a free artist and nothing else, and I regret God has not given me the strength to be one."
I would like to be a free artist and nothing else, and I regret God has not given me the strength to be one.
Anton Chekhov
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, 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 modernis
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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, 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 modernis
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