The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom-they are the pillars of society.

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.

To die in agony upon a cross Does not create a martyr; he must first Will his own execution.

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.

It is no use lying to one's self.

There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.

I'm inclined to think we are all ghosts-every one of us. It's not just what we inherit from our mothers and fathers that haunts us. Its all kinds of old defunct theories, all sorts of old defunct beliefs, and things like that.