Anton Chekhov Quote

When there is someone in a family who has long been ill, and hopelessly ill, there come terrible moments when all those close to him timidly, secretly, at the bottom of their hearts wish for his death...


The Portable Chekhov - Peasants (p. 296), Penguin Books. 1977


When there is someone in a family who has long been ill, and hopelessly ill, there come terrible moments when all those close to him timidly,...

When there is someone in a family who has long been ill, and hopelessly ill, there come terrible moments when all those close to him timidly,...

When there is someone in a family who has long been ill, and hopelessly ill, there come terrible moments when all those close to him timidly,...

When there is someone in a family who has long been ill, and hopelessly ill, there come terrible moments when all those close to him timidly,...