"God preserve us from writers who regurgitate what……" — August Strindberg
"God preserve us from writers who regurgitate what they have learnt from books! It is people's secrets we want to know - it is the natural history of the human heart that we have been trying to put down for a thousand years and everyone must and can leave their contribution."
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August Strindberg
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53 Quotes by August Strindberg
August Strindberg has 53 quotes on this site.
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Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for…
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It's terribly hard to be married ... harder than anything else. I think you have to be an angel.
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That is the thankless position of the father in the family-the provider for all, and the enemy of all.
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Family . . . the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers,…
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Oh, I have loved him too much to feel no hate for him.
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I love her and she loves me, and we hate each other with a wild hatred born of love.
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What is economics? A science invented by the upper class in order to acquire the fruits of the labor of…
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In the old days, one married a wife; now one forms a company with a female partner, or moves in…
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People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the…
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The hood-winked husband shows his anger, and the word jealous is flung in his face. Jealous husband equals betrayed husband.…
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No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.
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Everything can happen, everything is possible and probable. Time and place do not exist; on a significant bases of reality,…
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