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

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Writer

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Russia Europe

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Citation

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

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Time
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Feodor. Преступленіе и наказаніе [Crime and Punishment]. The Russian Messenger, Jan. 1866 - Dec. 1866, monthly serial.

Current Citation

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