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 l… - Anton Chekhov

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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.

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About Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) (Old Style: 17 January 1860 – 2 July 1904) was a Russian short story writer and playwright.

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Native Name: Антон Павлович Чехов Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов Антонъ Павловичъ Чеховъ
Alternative Names: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov Antón Pávlovič Čéhov Antón Pávlovich Chékhov Chekhov
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نعم , و لكن من المذنب ؟ اذا لم تكونوا سعداء فالذنب ذنبكم ! نعم , وماذا كنتم تطنون ؟ الانسان هو خالق سعادته. و بوسعكم , لو اردتم , ان تصبحوا سعداء , و لكنكم لا تريدون . أنتم تهربون من السعادة باصرار !

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