Mrs. Borkman.
[With a gesture of repulsion.] You have never loved anything outside yourself; that is the secret of the whole matter.
Borkman.
[Proudly.] I have loved power.
Mrs. Borkman.
Yes, power!
Borkman.
The power to create human happiness in wide, wide circles around me!
Mrs. Borkman.
You had once the power to make me happy. Have you used it to that end?