August Strindberg

The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.

The human condition is a paradox.

To die is to be free.

The human heart is a dark forest.

The artist is a magician.

The theatre is a temple.

The greatest torment is to live.

The human spirit is indomitable.

All is vanity and vexation of spirit.

The world is a dream, and we are all its characters.

People are God's refuse, what he throws away after making the world.

I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves.

The theater is the place where one can cry without shame.

Happiness is a balloon that is inflated by the breath of others.

The ideal form for a play is a triangle: two conflicting forces and the space between them.

Women are the real architects of society.

Truth is the first casualty in war, but in love, it's the last.

I am an atheist, but I believe in God.

The father is the sun, the mother the moon.

Neutrality is the most dangerous position.