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Jocelyn Cleary
This is a voice in Allie’s head that guides her throughout much of her life, even before she gets the power. At first, Allie believes that the voice may be the voice of her mother speaking to her. When the voice counsels her to use her power to kill Mr. Montgomery-Taylor and escape to the convent, Allie begins to wonder whether the voice is in fact the voice of God. Deceiving herself into thinking that this is true, Allie starts to preach that a divine being is speaking through her and that she is a prophet. But the voice ultimately turns out to be a tool of self-deception. The voice eventually explains that it is merely trying to simplify the world for her and tell her what she wants to hear. In this way, it becomes clear that Allie does not actually have faith in the voice as a divine being, but is rather treating it as such in order to gain followers and power.
The voice Quotes in The Power
The The Power quotes below are all either spoken by The voice or refer to The voice . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7: Allie Quotes
The voice says: You heard what she said. Eve passed the apple to Adam.
Allie thinks, Maybe she was right to do it. Maybe that’s what the world needed. A bit of shaking up. Something new.
The voice says: That’s my girl.
Allie thinks, Are you God?
The voice says: Who do you say that I am?
Allie thinks, I know that you speak to me in my hour of need. I know that you have guided me on the true path. Tell me what to do now. Tell me.
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Chapter 14: Roxy Quotes
The voice says to Allie: Remember, sweetheart, the only way you’re safe is if you own the place.
Allie says: Can I own the whole world?
The voice says, very quietly, just as it used to speak many years ago: Oh, honey. Oh, baby girl, you can’t get there from here.
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Chapter 42 Quotes
Look, I’m not even real. Or not real like you think “real” means. I’m here to tell you what you want to hear.
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Chapter 43 Quotes
There is a voice in Margot’s head. It says; You can’t get there from here.
She sees it all in that instant, the shape of the tree of power. Root to tip, branching and re-branching. Of course, the old tree still stands. There is only one way, and that is to blast it entirely to pieces.
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The voice Character Timeline in The Power
The timeline below shows where the character The voice appears in The Power. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 6: Allie
...imagines freeing the chickens and watching them take their revenge on Mr. Mongomery-Taylor. But a voice in her head stops her, saying that this is not the time yet. This voice...
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...after visiting the factory, Allie notices a spark jump from her hand at dinner. The voice counsels her to practice, and she learns intense focus and control, burning the smallest holes...
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Years ago, the voice had first come to Allie in a moment similar to this, telling her that she...
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...She finds the small amount of money she’s hidden away and a battery radio. The voice tells her to take her crucifix. When she is finished packing, she climbs out the...
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Chapter 7: Allie
...town on the coast and sleeps there for three days on the advice of the voice. She visits the library, the church—anywhere that’s warm and dry and won’t throw her out....
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The voice then directs Allie to a convent. The nuns immediately care for her, bringing her food,...
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Allie is upset, thinking that Sister Maria Ignacia doesn’t want her to stay. The voice tells Allie that if she wants to say, the voice can fix that. Allie asks...
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...was right for Eve to pass the apple—whether it was “what the world needed.” The voice commends her. Allie asks if the voice is God. The voice responds, "Who do you...
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Chapter 14: Roxy
...laughed “without deciding beforehand that laughing was the smart thing to do.” Allie quiets the voice in her head for a time.
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One afternoon, Allie notices that being with Roxy quiets the voice. Roxy makes her feel safe. Allie tells Roxy some of her actual background: that she...
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Allie speaks to the voice in her head for the first time in a long time. The voice says that...
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Chapter 22: Allie
...is simply another way that the one God has expressed Herself. Good work, says the voice.
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...it would be a sign that the women are meant to be in power. The voice tells Allie that Tatiana wants her to bless this war, expressing hesitation. Allie reminds the...
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Chapter 27: Allie
...and demands he lick the wine up, which he does. Allie is repulsed, but the voice tells her that if she says anything she will weaken her power.
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Chapter 30: Allie
Allie misses Roxy. She prays to the Holy Mother to bring her safely home. The voice says, “I can’t make any promises.” Worried she has become too attached to Roxy, Allie...
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...its own cases and enforce its own statutes in the border regions. Allie tells the voice, “I’ll take the country. And then I’ll be safe.”
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Chapter 35
...an atrocity has been reported in the north: “Tatiana’s own forces, mad with power.” The voice tells Allie that she is meant for greater things, and that she can command respect...
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Chapter 42
...she calls Mrs. Montgomery-Taylor, who now runs a children’s home under the New Church. The voice tells her not to make this call, but Allie doesn’t listen. Mrs. Montgomery-Taylor is thrilled...
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...and “comes to pieces.” Allie wonders how many other women are like Mrs. Montgomery-Taylor. The voice says it told her not to make the call. Allie asks the voice, finally, if...
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The voice tells Allie that it was always meant to make things simple for her. It says...
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A long time ago, the voice says, a Prophet told it that some people wanted a king. The voice explained what...
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Chapter 43
Margot asks how they can prevent this from happening again. A voice in Margot’s head says, “You can’t get there from here.” Margot sees in her head...
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