“Ownership is yet another of the endless forms of arrogance engaged in by the lower self.”
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
“Liking is probably the best form of ownership, and ownership the worst form of liking.”
“Love in the form of longing and deprivation lowers the self regard.”
“Bit by bit, at 124 and in the Clearing, along with others, she had claimed herself. Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
“How can one absolve intelligent men for engaging in arrogant and demented folly?”