What is economics? A science invented by the upper class in order to acquire the fruits of the labor of the underclass.

The hood-winked husband shows his anger, and the word jealous is flung in his face. Jealous husband equals betrayed husband. And there are women who look upon jealousy as synonymous with impotence, so that the betrayed husband can only shut his eyes, powerless in the face of such accusations.

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 concealed in their delicate shadows a hint of the love of women.

Everything can happen, everything is possible and probable. Time and place do not exist; on a significant bases of reality, the imagination spins, weaving new patterns; a mixture of memories, experiences, free fancies, incongruities and improvisations.

It's risky to take anything on good faith where a woman is concerned.

On the much revered family of North American mythology -- and a metaphor for the Ruling Alliance:

Sacred family! .... The supposed home of all the virtues, where innocent children are tortured into their first falsehoods, where wills are broken by parental tyranny, and self-respect smothered by crowded, jostling egos.

In the old days, one married a wife; now one forms a company with a female partner, or moves in to live with a friend. And then one seduces the partner, or defiles the friend.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

Some people have accused my tragedy of being too sad, as though one desired a merry tragedy. People clamor for Enjoyment as though Enjoyment consisted in being foolish. I find enjoyment in the powerful and terrible struggles of life; and the capability of experiencing something, of learning something, gives me pleasure.

Happiness consumes itself like a flame. It cannot burn forever.

The will ... is the driving force of the mind. If it's injured, the mind falls to pieces.

When people refuse to speak out for too long, it's like water that's stagnant and starts to rot!

It is terribly hard to be married, harder than anything. I think one has to be an angel.

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

Necessity knows no rules.

Any programming language is at its best before it is implemented and used. Anything is possible, anything can happen. On a flimsy ground of reality, imagination spins marvelous patterns.

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.

Family!... the home of all social evil, a charitable institution for comfortable women, an anchorage for house-fathers, and a hell for children.

I find my joy of living in the fierce and ruthless battles of life, and my pleasure comes from learning something.