Creative Quotations from . . .
J. August Strindberg
(1849-1912) born on
Jan 22
Swedish playwright, novelist, short-story writer. He combined psychology and Naturalism in a new kind of European drama that evolved into Expressionist drama, e.g. "The Father," 1887.
         
   
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F
That is the thankless position of the father in the family -- the provider for all, and the enemy of all.

R
Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.
A
Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.
N
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.
K
I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves.
 


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: The Son of a Servant (1886; tr. by Claud Field, 1913).
R: 'Ghost Sonata'
A:
N: A Madman's Defense, pt. 2, ch. 5 (1968).
K: A Madman's Defense, pt. 3, ch. 1 (1968).
 

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