The Cherry Orchard

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Anton Pavlovich Chekov QUOTATION: The cherry orchard is now mine!... I bought the estate on which my grandfather and father were slaves, where they were not even permitted in the kitchen.
ATTRIBUTION: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904), Russian author, playwright. Lopakhin in The Cherry Orchard, act 3, “Nauka” (1976).

QUOTATION: Dear and most respected bookcase! I welcome your existence, which has for over one hundred years been devoted to the radiant ideals of goodness and justice.
ATTRIBUTION: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904), Russian author, playwright. Gaev in The Cherry Orchard, act 1.