August Strindberg quotes

August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright, novelist, and painter, regarded as one of the pioneers of modern drama. His works often explore themes of psychology, naturalism, and the complexities of human relationships. He influenced generations of writers and remains a central figure in world literature. Here are 21 of his quotes:

I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. (August Strindberg)
I dream, therefore I exist. View quote
August Strindberg
if you are afraid of loneliness, don't get married. View quote
August Strindberg
It's wonderful how, the moment you talk about God and love, your voice becomes hard, and your eyes fill with hatred. No, Margret, you certainly haven't the true faith. View quote
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There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes. View quote
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I, too, am beginning to feel an immense need to become a savage and create a new world. View quote
August Strindberg
The further from one another, the nearer one can be. View quote
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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. View quote
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Life is not so idiotically mathematical that only the big eat the small; it is just as common for a bee to kill a lion or at least to drive it mad. View quote
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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. View quote
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Love between a man and woman is war. (August Strindberg)
That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all. View quote
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I'd love to see the whole of your sex swimming in a sea of blood. The way I feel I could drink out of your skull. I could eat your heart roasted whole! You think I'm weak! My father will come home - find his money stolen! He'll send for the sheriff - and I'll tell him everything. Then there'll be peace and quiet ... forever. View quote
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When is revolution legal? When it succeeds! View quote
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A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life. View quote
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People are constantly clamoring for the joy of life. As for me, I find the joy of life in the hard and cruel battle of life - to learn something is a joy to me. View quote
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I hated her now with a hatred more fatal than indifference because it was the other side of love. View quote
August Strindberg
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. View quote
August Strindberg
I always disliked dogs, those protectors of cowards who lack the courage to fight an assailant themselves. View quote
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What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy them. View quote
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Autumn is my spring! (August Strindberg)