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In great memories there lies the seed of growth.

Henrik Ibsen

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
Marriage is something you have to give your whole mind to.
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Marriage Mindset Yourself
Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man.
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Demand Man Marriage
I have other duties equally sacred, Duties to myself.
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Equality Myself Sacred
Everything that I have written is closely related to something that I have lived through.
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Close Live Myself Relate Writing
The great task of our time is to blow up all existing institutions to destroy.
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Destroy Existence Greatness Institution Task
Now I am steel-set: I follow the call to the clear radiance and glow of the heights.
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Call Follow Glow Myself Radiance
What sort of truths are they that the majority usually supports? They are truths that are of such advanced age that they are beginning to break up. And if a truth is as old as that, it is also in a fair way to become a lie, gentlemen.
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Fair Majority Support Truth
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
So to conduct one’s life as to realize oneself-this seems to me the highest attainment possible to a human being. It is the task of one and all of us, but most of us bungle it.
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Life Myself Possible Realize
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
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
Everything I touch seems destined to turn into something mean and farcical.
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Cruel Myself Touch
Each bird must sing with his own throat.
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Ability Bird Independent Sing Throat
I’m afraid for all those who’ll have the bread snatched from their mouths by these machines. What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!
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Afraid Capital Education Invention Machine Myself Science
The majority never has right on its side.
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Majority Right Side

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