Torment (1944)

Olof Winnerstrand: The Headmaster

Quotes 

• The Headmaster : [to Caligula]  Just listen to me. I'm old enough to be your father. Our profession is a vocation. That means it's a calling, something that comes naturally. Your academic qualifications and years of service alone don't make you a teacher. You don't know the first thing about boys! There's something called heart and joy. A bit of kindness and understanding. But you don't have enough of those to feed a flea! If you were a special case, it wouldn't be so bad. But you can be found in every school! And not just schools but everywhere else! A tormentor of human beings, that's what you are!

• The Headmaster : Gentlemen, please take the seat corresponding to your number. Would Bergman and Ström please approach.