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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.

Henrik Ibsen

And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
Oh, life would be all right if we didn’t have to put up with these damned creditors who keep pestering us with the demands of their ideals.
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Deal Demand Life Right
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
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
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Community Myself Preparation
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
The strong must learn to be lonely.
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Learning Lonely Strong
I’m no longer prepared to accept what people say and what’s written in books. I must think things out for myself, and try to find my own answer.
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Acceptance Answer Finding Myself Preparation Try
If only I could master that demon of procrastination that goes about like a roaring lion and devours all my good intentions, I should become the most punctual man in the world.
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Man Master Procrastination Punctual 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
Friends are to be feared, not so much for what they make us do as what they keep us from doing.
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Fear Friendship Restriction
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
To live is – to war with trolls In the holds of the heart and mind
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Heart Hold Live Mindset Troll
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
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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Close Live Myself Relate 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

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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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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