"The task of a writer is not to solve…" — Anton Chekhov

UNVERIFIED

La tarea de un escritor no es resolver el problema sino plantearlo correctamente.

Unverified

We haven't checked the source or attribution.

Our editorial team hasn't reviewed this quote yet, so neither its source nor its attribution has been confirmed. Treat it as unverified for now.

Translations

MORE QUOTES BY Anton Chekhov

“A writer should be as objective as a chemist.”

Anton Chekhov

“The sea has neither meaning nor pity.”

“The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.”

“The more simply we entrust others, the more honest it would be.”

FEATURED QUOTES

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning.”

“Sometimes you just have to ask yourself 'Am I having fun?'”

“I believe in karma. That means I can do bad things to you all day long and I assume you deserve it.”

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”

“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mig...”

“Focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well can get you very far”

“There are winners, there are losers and there are people who have not yet learned how to win.”

“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.”

“The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn o...”