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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.

Henrik Ibsen

In great memories there lies the seed of growth.
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Greatness Growth Memories
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
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
It was then that I began to look into the seams of your doctrine. I wanted only to pick at a single knot; but when I had got that undone, the whole thing raveled out. And then I understood that it was all machine-sewn.
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Beginning Pick Understand Yourself
Really to sin you have to be serious about it.
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Serious Sin Yourself
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
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
The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.
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Freedom Society Spirituality Truth
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
Whenever I take up a newspaper, I seem to see Ghosts gliding between the lines. There must be Ghosts all the country over, as thick as the sand of the sea. We are, one and all, so pitifully afraid of the light.
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Country Ghost Light Myself Newspaper
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
The man-at-arms is the only man.
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Distance Man
People who don’t know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.
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Decent Health People Wasted Time
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
Oh courage, oh yes! If only one had that. Then life might be livable, in spite of everything.
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Brave Courage Life Live Oneself
Look into any man’s heart you please, and you will always find, in every one, at least one black spot which he has to keep concealed.
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Finding Heart Himself Man Please

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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