When he tries to extend his power over objects, those objects gain control of him. He who is controlled by objects loses possession of his inner self. . . Prisoners in the world of object, they have no choice but to submit to the demands of matter! They are pressed down and crushed by external forces: fashion, the market, events, public opinion. Never in a whole lifetime do they recover their right mind!. . . What a pity!
I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.