You are right to demand that an artist engage his work consciously, but you confuse two different things: solving the problem and correctly posing the question. (Anton Chekhov)

You are right to demand that an artist engage his work consciously, but you confuse two different things: solving the problem and correctly posing the question.

Anton Chekhov

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