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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.

Henrik Ibsen

I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
HENRIK IBSEN

Equality Myself Sacred
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
When we dead awaken. We see that we have never lived.
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Awakening Dead Live
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
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.
HENRIK IBSEN

Known Myself Stand World
The strong must learn to be lonely.
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Learning Lonely Strong
I don’t imagine you will dispute the fact that at present the stupid people are in an absolutely overwhelming majority all the world over.
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Fact Imagination Myself Present Willing
The worst that a man can do to himself is to do injustice to others.
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Himself Injustice Man Worst
Happiness is worth a daring deed; we are both free if we but will it, and then the game is won.
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Action Dare Game Happiness Winning
When you’ve sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don’t do it second time.
HENRIK IBSEN

Sold Time Value Yourself
I go to scale the Future’s possibilities! Farewell!
HENRIK IBSEN

Future Inspirational Myself Possible Scale
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

General Nature Possession Power Sea
Oh, yes–you can shout me down, I know! But you cannot answer me. The majority has might on its side–unfortunately; but right it has not.
HENRIK IBSEN

Known Myself Right Yourself
Nothing is impossible that one desires with an indomitable will.
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Desire Impossible Willing
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
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.
HENRIK IBSEN

Country Ghost Light Myself Newspaper

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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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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