“I am the now of the then. My body is the embodiment of all my ancestors who came before me. They live on in me.”

“I’m not descended from anybody. All my ancestors are ascending from me.”

“The question is not where am I, but who am I? Where I am: Inside the body of my clone.”

“I am what I am, and I don’t need to prove it—least of all to myself. And I’ll be damned if I ever answer to my clone. Who is he to question me?”

“Who I am is unimportant. But who I am is very important. I’ll suppress my ego now, every occurring now, so I can achieve my maximum later.”

“My face and body are not my essence. My actions, ideas, and ideals are the stuff of me. My clone will have my face and body, but he won’t be me.
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“I’d rather be me being me than me trying to be my own clone. I try to stay true to who I am as a person, not a genetically modified being.”