Power Quotes in Cloud Atlas

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"Only as you gasp your dying breath shall you understand, your life amounted to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean!" (11.15.11)

Adam Ewing's father doesn't believe in doing anything if you don't have total control over it. If everyone lived by his philosophy, the only people with power would be the ones who already have it. That's why they have this opinion—they don't want to be challenged.