“I made the invaluable discovery that anyone can be powerful if they are indifferent to consequences.”

“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.”

“I should be an affected women, if I made any pretence of being surprised by my son's inspiring such emotions; but I can't be indifferent to anyone who is so sensible on his merits”

“All my life they had made choices for me, and I had resented it. Now the choice was mine, and once it was made, I would have no right to blame anyone else for the consequences. Loss of that privilege, to blame others, unexpectedly stung.”

“Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that can be built upon for generations.”

“...he lived with the consequences of self discovery and i suspected this was a more exacting hardship than anything the world might have worked out for him...”