Quote by: Anton Chekhov

Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress. When I get fed up with one, I spend the night with the other. Though it is irregular, it is less boring this way, and besides, neither of them loses anything through my infidelity.


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Author Bio


  • NameAnton Chekhov
  • DescriptionRussian physician, dramatist and author
  • BornJanuary 29, 1860
  • DiedJuly 14, 1904
  • CountryRussian Empire
  • ProfessionWriter; Playwright; Physician; Novelist
  • WorksThe Seagull; The Cherry Orchard; Uncle Vanya
  • AwardsPushkin Prize