“ There would be no life withoutlove; anyone who fears and avoids love is not free. ”
Anton Chekhov, My Life (1896). copy citation
| Author | Anton Chekhov |
|---|---|
| Source | My Life |
| Topic | fear love |
| Date | 1896 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Constance Garnett |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/My_Life_(Chekhov) |
Context
“me, and is always trying to make me feel that I have treated her
badly. He is right from his standpoint, but I have my point of view
too; and I shall never regret all that has happened. One must love;
we ought all to love--oughtn't we? There would be no life without
love; anyone who fears and avoids love is not free."
Little by little he passed to other subjects, began talking of
science, of his dissertation which had been liked in Petersburg.
He was carried away by his subject, and no longer thought of my
sister, nor of his grief, nor of me.”
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