Five Plays Quotes

“NINA: ...what's important is...the ability to endure. To be able to bear one's cross and have faith. I have faith, and it's not so painful now, and when I think of my vocation, I'm not afraid of life.”
― Anton Chekhov, The Sea Gull, Five Plays: Ivanov / The Seagull / Uncle Vanya / The Three Sisters / The Cherry Orchard

“Notable from the foreword: The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull were written as "comedies", but have been traditionally performed as "tragedies" by later theater directors.”
― Anton Chekhov, Five Plays: Ivanov / The Seagull / Uncle Vanya / The Three Sisters / The Cherry Orchard