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To live is to war with trolls.

Henrik Ibsen

It’s a liberation to know that an act of spontaneous courage is yet possible in this world. An act that has something of unconditional beauty.
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Act Beautiful Courage Known Liberty
Whether I pound or am being pounded, all the same there will be moaning!
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Hustle Moaning Myself
I am in revolt against the age-old lie that the majority is always right.
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Majority Myself Revolution
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
A forest bird never wants a cage.
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Bird Cage Forest Freedom Wild
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
But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.
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Live Man Science Style
The strong must learn to be lonely.
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Learning Lonely Strong
A thousand words can’t make the mark a single deed will leave.
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Action Leave Word
It is not by spectacular achievements that man can be transformed, but by will.
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Achievement Man Transformation Willing
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
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
Bigger things than the State will fall, all religion will fall.
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Fall Religion State
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
What’s a man’s first duty? The answer is brief: To be himself.
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Brief Himself Man Responsibility
You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me.
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Happiness Love Pleasant Yourself

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