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"Brevity is the sister of talent."
Anton ChekhovWhen a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that i — Anton Chekhov
"When a person expends the least amount of motion on one action, that is grace."
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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