Arthur Adamov — Russian Playwright born on August 23, 1908, died on March 15, 1970

Arthur Adamov was a playwright, one of the foremost exponents of the Theatre of the Absurd... (wikipedia)

Passive pleasure is no pleasure at all.
The only thing to know is how to use your neurosis.
Misery's fine - as long as you know you can get out of it when you want to.
Things always happen in series.