Pedro Calderon de la Barca — Spanish Dramatist born on January 17, 1600, died on May 25, 1681

Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño, usually referred as Pedro Calderón de la Barca, was a dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. During certain periods of his life he was also a soldier and a Roman Catholic priest. Born when the Spanish Golden Age theatre was being defined by Lope de Vega, he developed it further, his work being regarded as the culmination of the Spanish Baroque theatre. As such, he is regarded as one of Spain's foremost dramatists and one of the finest playwrights of world literature... (wikipedia)

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.
What law, what reason can deny that gift so sweet, so natural that God has given a stream, a fish, a beast, a bird?
What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.
When love is not madness, it is not love.
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