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An unromantic poem I mean to make, of one who only lives for duty’s sake.

Henrik Ibsen

Writing has… been to me like a bath from which I have risen feeling cleaner, healthier, and freer.
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Freedom Health Myself Writing
Do you know what we are those of us who count as pillars of society? We are society’s tools, neither more nor less.
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Count Society Yourself
I’m plotting revolution against this lie that the majority has a monopoly of the truth. What are these truths that always bring the majority rallying round? Truths so elderly they are practically senile. And when a truth is as old as that, gentlemen, you can hardly tell it from a lie.
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Lying Old Practice Revolution Truth Yourself
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
To live is to war with trolls in heart and woul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.
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Heart Judgement Live Oneself Sit Troll War Writing
The younger generation will come knocking at my door.
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Door Generation Myself Young
Rob the average man of his life-illusion, and you rob him of his happiness at the same stroke.
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Average Happiness Himself Man Stroke
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
So to conduct one’s life as to realize oneself-this seems to me the highest attainment possible to a human being. It is the task of one and all of us, but most of us bungle it.
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Life Myself Possible Realize
In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances.
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Circumstance Decision Moments Victory
The greatest victory is defeat.
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Defeat Greatness One Liner Victory
Every man shares the responsibility and the guilt of the society to which he belongs.
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Himself Man Responsibility Share Society
To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred

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