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Anton Chekhov Quotes

Anton Chekhov quotes about lies

Russian Playwright January 29, 1860 – July 14, 1904

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Anton Chekhov quote: "Oh, dreams! In one night, lying with one's eyes shut, one may..."
Oh, dreams! In one night, lying with one's eyes shut, one may sometimes live through more than ten years of happiness. Anton Chekhov
You have lost your reason and taken the wrong path. You have taken lies for truth, and hideousness for beauty. You would marvel if, owing to strange events of some sorts, frogs and lizards suddenly grew on apple and orange trees instead of fruit, or if roses began to smell like a sweating horse; so I marvel at you who exchange heaven for earth. I don't want to understand you. Anton Chekhov
My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying. Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov quote: "A sweet lie is more gracious for us than a virulent but real..."
A sweet lie is more gracious for us than a virulent but real truth. Anton Chekhov

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