“You do much worse things- you who can see to other planets."- Bertha, "The Father”

“That is the thankless position of the father in the family - the provider for all, and the enemy of all.”

“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.”

“People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I see the playwright as a lay preacher peddling the ideas of his time in popular form.”

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

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

“There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.”