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Nobody can put a character on paper without – at any rate in part and at times – sitting as a model for it himself.

Henrik Ibsen

To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.
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Agony Death Execution Himself Willing
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
What’s to become of the morally sound? Left out in the cold, I suppose. We must heal the sick.
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Cold Healing Sick Sound
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
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
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
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Doubt Ground Stand Yourself
It’s such sport with these heroes of finance: they are like beads on a string – when one slips off, all the rest follow.
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Finance Follow Rest Sports
And what if I did run my ship aground; oh, still it was splendid to sail it!
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Myself Run Ship
Don’t use that foreign word: ideals. We have the excellent native word: lies.
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Excellence Foreign Ideal Lying Word
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
The most dangerous enemy of the truth and freedom amongst us is the compact majority.
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Compact Dangerous Enemy Majority
The greatest victory is defeat.
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Defeat Greatness One Liner Victory
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
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
I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.
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Mindset Myself Society
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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General Nature Possession Power Sea

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