„But it cannot be done to you without your consent. If you permit it to be done, you you deserve it.“

— Ayn Rand
„You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.“
— Stephen King
„No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.“
— Eleanor Roosevelt
„Very good, Jason Grace," Notus said. "You are a son of Jupiter, yet you have chosen your own path- as all the greatest demigods have done before you. You cannot control your parentage, but youchoose your legacy.“
— Rick Riordan
„Even if you try not to do your duty you will be perforce obliged to do it. Let the body complete the task for which it came into being. Sri Krishna also says in the Gita, whether Arjuna liked it or not he would be forced to fight. When there is work to be done by you, you cannot keep away; nor can you continue to do a thing when you are not required to do it, that is to say, when the work allotted to you has been done. In short, the work will go on and you must take your share in it -- the share which is allotted to you. [Question: How can it be done? Reply:] Like an actor playing his part in a drama: free from duality.“
— Ramana Maharshi