Doublereed Archive - Posting 000044.txt from 2003/04

From: Oboeeee@-----.com
Subj: [DR-L] [Dblrd-L] Quote of the Day
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 21:23:07 -0400

"The thirst for powerful sensations takes the upper hand both over fear and

over compassion for the grief of others."

-Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860=E2=80=931904) Russian author, playwright
Narrator in, An Evil Night, Works, vol. 5, p. 386, =E2=80=9CNauka=E2=80=9D
(1976)