August Strindberg
12 quotes
Biography
"Friendship can only exist between persons with similar interests and points of view. Man and woman by the conventions of society are born with different interests and different points of view."
"At last everything was satisfactorily arranged, and I could not help admiring the setting: these mingled touches betrayed on a small scale the inspiration of a poet, the research of a scientist, the good taste of an artist, the gourmet’s fondness for good food, and the love of flowers, which concealed in their delicate shadows a hint of the love of women"
"Kierkegaard is not regarded as a philosopher, nor are Feuerbach and his pupil Nietzsche, but they are extraordinarily instructive. All who construct an empty system with facts are fools. Such is Bostrom, who tries to subtilise conceptions, analyse ideas, and classify and arrange God, man, and human life under heads."
"I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves."
"That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all."
"Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn for ever, it must go out, and the presentiment of its end destroys it at its very peak."
"People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves."
"I see the playwright as a lay preacher peddling the ideas of his time in popular form."
"Why is it so painful to watch a person sink? Because there is something unnatural in it, for nature demands personal progress, evolution, and every backward step means wasted energy."
"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes."
"I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life."
"Growing old - it's not nice but it's interesting."