“This is [her] soul group.’
What do you mean?’
It’s a group of souls with whom she resonates closely.”

“A blind man can see what she feels for you and you for her. Your souls are not merely entwined; they are fused.”

“She was the captain of her soul”

“Groups and parties flounder when the inner unity is disturbed. Unity is a soul quality and essential for the cohesion of the group. Too great an emphasis on individuals and personality differences thus tends to weaken the unifying ties which hold the group together.”

“And in this passion for understanding her soul lay close to his; she had him all to herself. But he must be made abstract first.”

“I know she ain't you, but she's here, and she's got that dark rhythm in her soul.”

“Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation.”

“What is that the inherence of which, will render the body alive? [The soul. ] …Then whatever the soul possesses, to that she comes bearing life? …And is there an opposite to life? [Death. ] Then the soul, as she has been acknowledged, will never receive the opposite of what she brings. …And what do we call the principle which does not admit of death? [The immortal. ] And does the soul admit of death? [No. ] Then the soul is immortal?”

“Under what circumstances is it moral for a group to do that which is not moral for a member of that group to do alone?”

“Far away in the thirties and forties she (the girl you want to be) is waiting her turn. Her body, brain, her soul are in your girlish hands. She cannot help herself. What will you leave for her? … Will you throw away her inheritance?”