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A Dream Play
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"A Dream Play" Quotes

"A Dream Play" explores the human condition and the search for meaning through a surreal and dreamlike narrative.

Quotes

Human beings are so very difficult to understand.

August Strindberg

complexityunderstanding

Each man's life is a play with the world for a stage.

August Strindberg

lifemetaphor

We carry our prisons with us.

August Strindberg

freedomself-imprisonment

I'm tired of being human. I want to be a god.

August Strindberg

ambitiongodhood

Everything is so amazing, but nothing is real.

August Strindberg

illusionreality

We are not allowed to be children, and we are not allowed to be gods.

August Strindberg

forbiddenidentity

To see one's own misery is a wretched sight, but to understand it is a wretched thought.

August Strindberg

miseryself-reflection

To be human is to be a prisoner.

August Strindberg

humanityimprisonment

Man is a sinful creature, and sin is his punishment.

August Strindberg

sinpunishment

This is not life, it's just a bad dream.

August Strindberg

existentialismnightmare