muck heaps and passions

“To a chemist nothing on earth is unclean. A writer must be as objective as a chemist, he must lay aside his personal subjective standpoint and must understand that muck heaps play a very respectable part in a landscape, and that the evil passions are as inherent in life as the good ones.” – Chekhov

3 Responses to “muck heaps and passions”

1. Flynn says:

   14 September, 2009 at 21:23

   Chekhov was a badass.
2. Buffy says:

   15 September, 2009 at 15:54

   Word.
3. JP Fanshawe says:

   24 September, 2009 at 4:04

   “The evil passions are as inherent in life as the good ones.” Yep. Badass.