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Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.

Henrik Ibsen

A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with a judicial system that judges feminine conduct from a masculine point of view.
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Frame Judgement Man Point Present Society System View Woman
There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.
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Beautiful Freedom Home Life
What’s to become of the morally sound? Left out in the cold, I suppose. We must heal the sick.
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Cold Healing Sick Sound
Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.
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Character Mindset Myself Soul Wrinkle Writing
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
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
I hold that man is in the right who is most closely in league with the future.
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Feature Hold Man Right
In your power, all the same. Subject to your will and your demands. No longer free! No! That’s a thought I’ll never endure! Never.
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Endurance Power Subject Thinking Thought Yourself
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
Oh, law and order! I often think it is that that is at the bottom of all the misery in the world.
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Chaos Law Misery Myself Order Philosophy Thinking World
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 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
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
What ought a man be? Well, my short answer is ‘himself’.
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Be Yourself Myself Original Self Love
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
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
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Demand Man Marriage

Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.

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