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.
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it. war
Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. nature
For all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams. dreams
When love is not madness, it is not love. love
For even in dreams a good deed is not lost. dreams