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Daniel is the governor of an unnamed state in New England, and Margot’s immediate superior. Margot is resentful of the fact that Daniel holds higher office than she does, despite the fact that she is more competent than he is. Once she gets her power, however, she often thinks of killing him and begins to be more assertive in their work together. When she decides to run against Daniel for governor, she accidentally uses her power against him in a debate. The voters then see her as strong, and she wins the election. The dynamic between the two of them emphasizes the reversal in political power between men and women: those who have a greater capacity to hurt become the ones who are allowed to lead.
Daniel Dandon Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by Daniel Dandon or refer to Daniel Dandon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10: Margot
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Nothing that either of these men says is really of any great significance, because she could kill them in three moves before they stirred in their comfortably padded chairs.
It doesn’t matter that she shouldn’t, that she never would. What matters is that she could, if she wanted. The power to hurt is a kind of wealth.
She speaks quite suddenly, across Daniel, sharp like the knock at a door. “Don’t waste my time with this, Daniel,” she says.
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Daniel Dandon Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by Daniel Dandon or refer to Daniel Dandon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 10: Margot
Quotes
Nothing that either of these men says is really of any great significance, because she could kill them in three moves before they stirred in their comfortably padded chairs.
It doesn’t matter that she shouldn’t, that she never would. What matters is that she could, if she wanted. The power to hurt is a kind of wealth.
She speaks quite suddenly, across Daniel, sharp like the knock at a door. “Don’t waste my time with this, Daniel,” she says.
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