"La médecine est ma femme légitime et la littérature est ma maîtresse quand je me lasse de l'une je passe la nuit avec l'autre."
— Anton Chekhov
Simplified Meaning:
The speaker views medicine as their steady job and literature as a fun escape. When they get bored with one, they switch to the other for a change.
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