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This is a voice in Allie’s head that guides her throughout much of her life, even before she gets the power. At first, Allie believes that the voice may be the voice of her mother speaking to her. When the voice counsels her to use her power to kill Mr. Montgomery-Taylor and escape to the convent, Allie begins to wonder whether the voice is in fact the voice of God. Deceiving herself into thinking that this is true, Allie starts to preach that a divine being is speaking through her and that she is a prophet. But the voice ultimately turns out to be a tool of self-deception. The voice eventually explains that it is merely trying to simplify the world for her and tell her what she wants to hear. In this way, it becomes clear that Allie does not actually have faith in the voice as a divine being, but is rather treating it as such in order to gain followers and power.
The voice Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by The voice or refer to The voice . 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 7: Allie
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The voice says: You heard what she said. Eve passed the apple to Adam.
Allie thinks, Maybe she was right to do it. Maybe that’s what the world needed. A bit of shaking up. Something new.
The voice says: That’s my girl.
Allie thinks, Are you God?
The voice says: Who do you say that I am?
Allie thinks, I know that you speak to me in my hour of need. I know that you have guided me on the true path. Tell me what to do now. Tell me.
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Chapter 14: Roxy
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The voice says to Allie: Remember, sweetheart, the only way you’re safe is if you own the place.
Allie says: Can I own the whole world?
The voice says, very quietly, just as it used to speak many years ago: Oh, honey. Oh, baby girl, you can’t get there from here.
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Chapter 42
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Look, I’m not even real. Or not real like you think “real” means. I’m here to tell you what you want to hear.
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Chapter 43
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There is a voice in Margot’s head. It says; You can’t get there from here.
She sees it all in that instant, the shape of the tree of power. Root to tip, branching and re-branching. Of course, the old tree still stands. There is only one way, and that is to blast it entirely to pieces.
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The voice Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by The voice or refer to The voice . 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 7: Allie
Quotes
The voice says: You heard what she said. Eve passed the apple to Adam.
Allie thinks, Maybe she was right to do it. Maybe that’s what the world needed. A bit of shaking up. Something new.
The voice says: That’s my girl.
Allie thinks, Are you God?
The voice says: Who do you say that I am?
Allie thinks, I know that you speak to me in my hour of need. I know that you have guided me on the true path. Tell me what to do now. Tell me.
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Chapter 14: Roxy
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The voice says to Allie: Remember, sweetheart, the only way you’re safe is if you own the place.
Allie says: Can I own the whole world?
The voice says, very quietly, just as it used to speak many years ago: Oh, honey. Oh, baby girl, you can’t get there from here.
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Chapter 42
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Look, I’m not even real. Or not real like you think “real” means. I’m here to tell you what you want to hear.
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Chapter 43
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There is a voice in Margot’s head. It says; You can’t get there from here.
She sees it all in that instant, the shape of the tree of power. Root to tip, branching and re-branching. Of course, the old tree still stands. There is only one way, and that is to blast it entirely to pieces.
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