“I recreate myself; that is my only power.”
“I’m breaking my attachment to physical power and possessions, because only through destroying myself can I discover the greater power of my spirit.”
“You said a curse is only a curse if I allowed myself to me cursed by it. You said... I had it in my power to free myself of any curse - that curses were preludes to blessings...”
“I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.”
“I am hungry for power, but not to lord over others; only to own myself.”
“When I begin to doubt my ability to work the word, I simply read another writer and know I have nothing to worry about. My contest is only with myself, to do it right, with power, and force, and delight, and gamble.”