"...and by the blindness of the way he has chosen, against himself, in spite of himself, with its veerings, detours, and circling back, his step, always one step in front of nowhere, invents the road he has taken. it is his road, his alone. and yet on this road he is never free. for all he has left behind still anchors him to his starting place...whatever he does, then, he does for the sole purpose of subverting himself, of undermining his strength..."