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1 " You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with. "
― Henrik Ibsen , A Doll's House
2 " I am afraid, Torvald, I do not exactly know what religion is. ... When I am away from all this, and am alone, I will look into that matter too. I will see if what the clergyman said is true, or at all events if it is true for me. "
3 " I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are--or, at all events, that I must try and become one. "
4 " NORA: Yes; it is just so, Torvald. While I was still at home with father, he used to tell me all his views, and so of course I held the same views; if at any time I had a different view I concealed it, because he would not have liked people with opinions of their own. He used to call me his little doll, and play with me, as I in my turn used to play with my dolls. Then I came to live in your house. "
5 " NORA: No; only merry. And you were always so friendly and kind to me. But our house has been nothing but a nursery. Here I have been your doll-wife, just as at home I used to be papa's doll-child. And my children were, in their turn, my dolls. I was exceedingly delighted when you played with me, just as children were whenever I played with them. That has been our marriage, Torvald. "
6 " You arranged everything according to your own taste, and so I got the same tastes as you - or else I pretended to. I am really not quite sure which - I think sometimes the one and sometimes the other. "
7 " When I was at home with papa, he told me his opinion about everything, and so I had the same opinions; and if I differed from him I concealed the fact, because he would not have liked it. He called me his doll-child, and he played with me just as I used to play with my dolls. "
8 " Helmer: I would gladly work night and day for you. Nora- bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrifice his honor for the one he loves.Nora: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done. "
9 " Torvald: I would gladly work night and day for you, Nora--bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrifice his honour for the one he loves. Nora: But hundreds of thousands of women have done! "
10 " Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for. "
11 " I must make up my mind which is right – society or I. "
12 " Fru Linde: "Man må jo leve, herr doktor."Rank: "Ja det er jo den almindelige mening at det skal være så nødvendig. "
13 " Zar nije neobično dražesna? To je bilo mišljenje i čitavog društva. Ali užasno je tvrdoglavo - to slatko malo stvorenje. "
14 " لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان. "
15 " You have never loved me. You have only thought it pleasant to be in love with me. "
16 " HELMER: But this is disgraceful. Is this the way you neglect your most sacred duties?NORA: What do you consider is my most sacred duty?HELMER: Do I have to tell you that? Isn't it your duty to your husband and children?NORA: I have another duty, just as sacred.HELMER: You can't have. What duty do you mean?NORA: My duty to myself. "
17 " But no man would sacrifice his honor for the one he loves.""It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done. "
18 " I believe that before anything else I'm a human being -- just as much as you are... or at any rate I shall try to become one. I know quite well that most people would agree with you, Torvald, and that you have warrant for it in books; but I can't be satisfied any longer with what most people say, and with what's in books. I must think things out for myself and try to understand them. "
19 " 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. "
20 " Mrs LINDE: When you've sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don't do it second time. "
