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Henrik Ibsen Quotes: Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.
         

Before I write down one word, I have to have the character in my mind through and through. I must penetrate into the last wrinkle of his soul.


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