Diana Gabaldon. The drums of autumn. Book 2. Mysteries of the past (№ 431905)

I choose the body, not the soul. Denying the soul, I choose my own power, not entrusting myself to the patronage of some unknown forces. I do not appeal to the help of the devil, or to the help of God - I do not believe in them. Neither God nor the devil has power over you; it doesn't matter for the one who chose to live in the flesh, which of them will eventually prevail.