Title: Nietzsche Quote
"The fact that one becomes what one is, presupposes that one has not the remotest suspicion of what one is. ... This is the exceptional case in which I, contrary to my custom and conviction, take the side of the "selfless" tendencies, for here they are engaged in the service of selfishness and self-discipline. The whole surface of consciousness--for consciousness is a surface--must be kept free of any of the great imperatives. ... [The] superior guardianship [of the intelligence organizing deep down below the surface of consciousness] manifested itself so powerfully that at no time did I have any intimation of what was growing within me--until suddenly all my capacities were ripe, and one day burst forth in full perfection. I can recall no instance of my ever having exerted myself, there is no evidence of struggle in my life; I am the reverse of a heroic nature. To "will" something, to "strive" after something, to have a "purpose" or a "desire" in my mind--I know none of these things from experience."
--Friedrich Nietzsche, Ecce Homo, or How One Becomes What One Is.
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