Finding oneself was a misnomer; a self is not found but made

Why, isabel? Why are you doing this to yourself? To your body?'
And why are you doing this to me? is the awful, selfish thought that is left unsaid.
'Because I can,' she answers, and I shiver as she unconsciously echoes chastity-ruth.
'But-'
'Because it's my body,' she cuts in. 'Isn't it?

Man cannot live without self-control

Self-determination is fine but needs to be tempered with self-control.

Self-control is the real power!

The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.