“The idol of Authority must be shattered in this town.”

“But a scientific man must live in a little bit of style.”

“I must make up my mind which is right – society or I.”

“There is so much falsehood both at home and at school. At home one must not speak, and at school we have to stand and tell lies to the children.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”