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When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his ...more

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In my opinion it is not the writer's job to solve such problems as God, pessimism, etc; his job is merely to record who, under what conditions, said o...more

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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 ly...more

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When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his ...more

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In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!", May 10, 1886)

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I have no will of my own. Never did. Limp and lily-livered, I always obey - is it possible that's attractive to women?

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If Makar Denisych was just a clerk or a junior manager, then no one would have dared talk to him in such a condescending, casual tone, but he is a 'wr...more