Because in the midst of happiness there is always a seed of unhappiness; it consumes itself like fire--it can't burn forever, sooner or later it must die; and this presentiment of the end destroys my happiness when it is at… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
He saw the cause of his unhappiness in the family--the family as a social institution, which does not permit the child to become an independent individual at the proper time. — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it. — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
When aristocrats pretend they're common people -- they get common! — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
“It appears from these letters that for some time past you have been arraying my old friends against me by spreading reports about my… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
Everything can happen, everything is possible and probable. Time and place do not exist; on a significant bases of reality, the imagination spins, weaving… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
“LAWYER. Justice that destroys itself in seeking to be just!— — —Right, that so often fosters wrong!!! DAUGHTER” — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
“CAPTAIN. Well, you dear, have I forgotten it? You have been like a mother to me, and always have stood by me when I… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
Now I know the full power of evil. It makes ugliness seem beautiful and goodness seem ugly and weak. — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
“My daughter became my enemy when she had to choose between me and you. And you, my wife, you have been my archenemy, because… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
