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Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.

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
It is no use lying to one’s self.
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Lying Oneself Self
The man whom God wills to slay in the struggle of life – he first individualizes.
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God Individual Life Man Struggle
Money may be the husk of many things but not the kernel. It brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintance, but not friends; servants, but not loyalty; days of joy, but not peace or happiness.
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Food Friendship Happiness Important Material Money Peace Reality Value Wisdom
I’m inclined to think we are all ghosts-every one of us. It’s not just what we inherit from our mothers and fathers that haunts us. Its all kinds of old defunct theories, all sorts of old defunct beliefs, and things like that.
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Belief Inheritance Mom Myself Thinking
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
I’ve had the best possible chance of learning that what the working-classes really need is to be allowed some part in the direction of public affairs, Doctorto develop their abilities, their understanding and their self-respect.
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Allow Direction Learning Myself Need Possible Respect Working
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.
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Borrow Debt Finding Home Life
That is the accursed thing about small surroundings — they make the soul small.
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Heart Small Soul Surround
What is the difference in being alone with another and being alone by one’s self?
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Alone Difference Oneself
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
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
To live is to war with trolls.
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Live Troll War
The spectacles of experience; through them you will see more clearly a second time.
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Experience Time Willing Yourself
There is always a risk in being alive, and if you are more alive, there is more risk.
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Adventure Alive Risk Yourself

Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.

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