How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph.)
Quote #10
My city, he thought, the city I loved, the city I thought I ruled. (4.16.49)
In the end Wynand realizes that he never controlled "his" city at all. This idea of the city as a powerful, almost seductive, creature crops up in a lot of American literature. In this book, however, Wynand's intense relationship with New York is unique among the other characters.