But perhaps the universe is suspended on the tooth of some monster.

Anton Chekhov

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Topic

Nature of the universe The universe

Author

Anton Chekhov

Medium

Personal journal

Language

Russian

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Russia Europe

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Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Personal notebook entry. c. 1904.

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Source
Boston Sunday Herald
Medium
Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1905 1900s 20th century
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Citation

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Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

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Topic
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Author

Leo Tolstoy
Source
Anna Karenina
Medium
Novel
Language
Russian
Time
1877 1870s 19th century
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Original Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. Анна Каренина [Anna Karenina]. The Russian Messenger, 1875-1877. Serial.

Current Citation

Tolstoy, Leo. Anna Karenina, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 2014.