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The Wild Duck
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"The Wild Duck" Quotes

A family's complex dynamics are unraveled when a wild duck becomes a catalyst for truths and consequences.

drama | 128 pages | Published in 2014

Quotes

The strongest man in the world is the one who stands most alone.

Henrik Ibsen

There are people who can never forgive a beggar for his begging, a soldier for his bravery, or a fisherman for his patience.

Henrik Ibsen

To live is — to war with trolls.

Henrik Ibsen

Freedom to develop one's individuality and personality — that is the main thing; and for that there will be room enough in these new laws.

Henrik Ibsen

Sacrifice your own happiness for others, and the world will spit in your face.

Henrik Ibsen

When one's own life has been forfeit, life itself becomes worthless.

Henrik Ibsen

The more one suffers, the more, I believe, has one a sense for the comic.

Henrik Ibsen

It's wrong to look backward at what you can't change, but it's stupid not to look back at what you can change and learn from it.

Henrik Ibsen

The truth is that life is more than pleasure and wealth.

Henrik Ibsen

Those who live their lives in unrequited love are the real heroes.

Henrik Ibsen