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To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt… — Henrik Ibsen

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To crave for happiness in this world is simply to be possessed by a spirit of revolt. What right have we to happiness?

In the original Norwegian

Det er just den rette oprorsand at kraeve lykken her I livet. Hvad ret har vi mennesker til lykken?

Henrik Ibsen
Ghosts · 1881
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Seeking happinessHappiness
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1881
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Henrik Ibsen
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Ibsen, Henrik. "Ghosts." A Doll's House and Other Plays, translated by Deborah Dawkin and Erik Skuggevik. Penguin Classics, 2016, act 1.
Original citation
Ibsen, Henrik. Gengangere [Ghosts]. Kobenhavn: Gyldendalske Boghandel, 1881, act 1.

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