August Strindberg

“What an occupation! To sit and flay your fellow men and then offer their skins for sale and expect them to buy them.”

“Growing old - it's not nice, but it's interesting.”

“I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life.”

“At last everything was satisfactorily arranged, and I could not help admiring the setting: these mingled touches betrayed on a small scale the inspiration of a poet, the research of a scientist, the good taste of an artist, the gourmet’s fondness for good food, and the love of flowers, which conceal...”