Just as he had governed the highest-ranked organization above the Seven Islands for over a hundred years, he was never corrupted or fallen... This earnest work of over a hundred years without a single day's holiday was his own version of asceticism.
The torment of his Self only made his ego more resolute, less willing to seek "a deeper truth."
His pride and skepticism made him unwilling to cooperate with anyone; thus, he had no comrades in arms.
"—From this perspective, rather than saying you are pursuing the path of a savior, it's more accurate to say you just 'want to walk on the path of a savior.'"
After revealing those secrets, Russell took advantage of the Pope's silent contemplation to lay out his complete psychological analysis: "Because you don't want to think too much. You just want to act... You see sacrifice as sacred, asceticism itself as a reward.
