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Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.

Henrik Ibsen

It’s a release to know that in spite of everything a premeditated act of courage is still possible.
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Act Courage Known Possible Release
I believe that, before all else, I’m a human being, no less than you.
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Believe Equality Human Humanity Myself Value Worth
There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other freely, and from the heart.
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Freedom Heart Knowledge Satisfaction Sweet
To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?
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Crave Happiness Possession Revolution Simplicity World
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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Himself Injustice Man Worst
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
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.
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Lying Myself Writing
Different people have different duties assigned them by Nature; Nature has given one the power or the desire to do this, the other that. Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Different Independent Oneself People Responsibility Sing
There are two kinds of spiritual law, two kinds of conscience, one in man and another, altogether different, in woman. They do not understand each other; but in practical life the woman is judged by man’s law, as though she were not a woman but a man.
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Conscience Different Kind Law Man Practice Spirituality Woman
NORA: I must stand on my own two feet if I’m to get to know myself and the world outside. That’s why I can’t stay here with you any longer.
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Known Myself Stand World
Oh, one soon makes friends with invalids; and I need so much to have someone to live for.
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Friendship Live Myself Need
Almost everyone who has gone to the bad early in life has had a deceitful mother.
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Bad Early Family Hard Time Mom
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
The sea possesses a power over one’s moods that has the effect of a will. The sea can hypnotize. Nature in general can do so.
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General Nature Possession Power Sea

Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.

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