Creditors and Pariah Quotes

“Every trace of illusion was gone—it was nothing but smears of paint, and I quaked at the thought of having believed, and having made others believe, that a painted canvas could be anything but a painted canvas. The veil had fallen from my eyes, and it was just as impossible for me to paint any more as it was to become a child again.”
― August Strindberg, Plays by August Strindberg: Creditors. Pariah.