Uncle Vanya Quotes

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“A woman can become a man's friend only in the following stages - first an acquantaince, next a mistress, and only then a friend.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“..when one has no real life, one lives by mirages. It's still better than nothing.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“SONIA: What can we do? We must live our lives. [A pause] Yes, we shall live, Uncle Vanya. We shall live through the long procession of days before us, and through the long evenings; we shall patiently bear the trials that fate imposes on us; we shall work for others without rest, both now and when we are old; and when our last hour comes we shall meet it humbly, and there, beyond the grave, we shall say that we have suffered and wept, that our life was bitter, and God will have pity on us. Ah, then dear, dear Uncle, we shall see that bright and beautiful life; we shall rejoice and look back upon our sorrow here; a tender smile鈥攁nd鈥攚e shall rest. I have faith, Uncle, fervent, passionate faith. [SONIA kneels down before her uncle and lays her head on his hands. She speaks in a weary voice] We shall rest. [TELEGIN plays softly on the guitar] We shall rest. We shall hear the angels. We shall see heaven shining like a jewel. We shall see all evil and all our pain sink away in the great compassion that shall enfold the world. Our life will be as peaceful and tender and sweet as a caress. I have faith; I have faith. [She wipes away her tears] My poor, poor Uncle Vanya, you are crying! [Weeping] You have never known what happiness was, but wait, Uncle Vanya, wait! We shall rest. [She embraces him] We shall rest. [The WATCHMAN鈥橲 rattle is heard in the garden; TELEGIN plays softly; MME. VOITSKAYA writes something on the margin of her pamphlet; MARINA knits her stocking] We shall rest.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“What must human beings be, to destroy what they can never create?”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“This man, who for twenty-five years has been reading and writing about art, and in all that time has never understood anything about art, has for twenty-five years been hashing over other people's ideas about realism, naturalism and all that nonsense; for twenty-five years he has been reading and writing about what intelligent people already know and about what stupid people don't want to know--which means that for twenty-five years he's been taking nothing and making nothing out of it. And with it all, what conceit! What pretension!”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“One hundred years from now, the people who come after us, for whom our lives are showing the way--will they think of us kindly? Will they remember us with a kind word? I wish to God I could think so.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“There is no greater sorrow than to know another's secret when you cannot help them.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“Everything should be first-rate in a person, his face, clothes, soul and thoughts.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“HELENA. What a fine day! Not too hot. [A pause.]
VOITSKI. A fine day to hang oneself.”
― Uncle Vanya
VOITSKI. A fine day to hang oneself.”
― Uncle Vanya
“When a woman is plain, people say, 'What beautiful eyes you have, beautiful hair.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“..One has to be a mindless barbarian to burn such beauty in a stove, to destroy what we can not create..”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“he is a man of genius. Do you know what that means? It means he is brave, profound, and of clear insight. He plants a tree and his mind travels a thousand years into the future, and he sees visions of the happiness of the human race. People like him are rare and should be loved.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“And the existence is tedious, anyway; it is a senseless, dirty business, this life.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“A woman can only become a man's friend after having first been his acquaintance and then his beloved鈥攖hen she becomes his friend.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“Who but a stupid barbarian could burn so much beauty in his stove and destroy that which he cannot make? Man is endowed with reason and the power to create, so that he may increase that which has been given him, but until now he has not created, but demolished. The forests are disappearing, the rivers are running dry, the game is exterminated, the climate is spoiled, and the earth becomes poorer and uglier every day.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“An idle life cannot be pure.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“I used to think every fool was out of his senses, but now I see that lack of sense is a man's normal state, and you are perfectly normal.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“God alone knows what a man's real calling is.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“for twenty-five years he has been reading and writing things that clever men have long known and stupid ones are not interested in;”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“Why cannot you look calmly at a woman unless she is yours?”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“Man is endowed with reason and the power to create, so that he may increase that which has been given him, but until now he has not created, but demolished.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“When real life is wanting one must create an illusion. It is better than nothing.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“But, as I was saying, life holds nothing for me; my race is run. I am old, I am tired, I am trivial; my sensibilities are dead. I could never attach myself to any one again.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“If you could only see your face, your gestures! Oh, how tedious your life must be.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“In your veins flows a mermaid鈥檚 blood, so be a mermaid.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“...shallow in thought, shallow in feeling.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“Why cannot you look calmly at a woman unless she is yours? Because, the doctor was right, you are all possessed by a devil of destruction; you have no mercy on the woods or the birds or on women or on one another.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“My life has been a failure. I am clever and brave and strong. If I had lived a normal life I might have become another Schopenhauer or Dostoieffski. I am losing my head!”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“Ne yapabiliriz? Ya艧amak gerek! Ya艧ayaca臒谋z Vanya Day谋. 脟ok uzun g眉nler, bo臒ucu ak艧amlar ge莽irece臒iz. Al谋nyaz谋m谋z谋n b眉t眉n s谋navlar谋na sab谋rla katlanaca臒谋z. Bug眉n de, ya艧l谋l谋臒谋m谋zda da, dinlenmek bilmeden, ba艧kalar谋 i莽in 莽al谋艧谋p didinece臒iz. Ecel saati gelip 莽at谋nca da uysalca 枚lece臒iz ve orda, mezar谋n 枚tesinde, 莽ok ac谋 莽ektik, g枚zya艧谋 d枚kt眉k, 莽ok ac谋 艧eyler ya艧ad谋k diyece臒iz... Tanr谋 da ac谋yacak bize ve biz seninle can谋m day谋c谋臒谋m, parlak, g眉zel, sevimli bir hayata kavu艧aca臒谋z ve buradaki mutsuzluklar谋m谋za sevecenlikle, ho艧g枚r眉yle g眉l眉mseyece臒iz ve dinlenece臒iz... 陌nan谋yorum buna day谋c谋臒谋m, b眉t眉n kalbimle, tutkuyla inan谋yorum... Dinlenece臒iz! Dinlenece臒iz! Melekleri dinleyece臒iz, elmas gibi y谋ld谋zlarla kapl谋 g枚kleri g枚rece臒iz. D眉nyan谋n t眉m k枚t眉l眉klerinin, t眉m ac谋lar谋m谋z谋n, d眉nyay谋 ba艧tan ba艧a kaplayacak olan merhametin 枚n眉nde silinip gitti臒ini g枚rece臒iz ve hayat谋m谋z bir ok艧ama gibi dingin, yumu艧ak ve tatl谋 olacak. 陌nan谋yorum, inan谋yorum buna! Zavall谋, zavall谋 Vanya day谋, a臒l谋yorsun... Hayat谋nda mutlulu臒u tadamad谋n, ama bekle Vanya day谋, bekle... Dinlenece臒iz, Dinlenece臒iz...”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya
“A human being should be entirely beautiful: the face, the clothes, the mind, the thoughts. Your step-mother is, of course, beautiful to look at, but don't you see? She does nothing but sleep and eat and walk and bewitch us, and that is all. She has no responsibilities, everything is done for her鈥攁m I not right? And an idle life can never be a pure one.”
― Uncle Vanya
― Uncle Vanya