--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: And boy, the transformation. I had to…" description: "\"“And boy, the transformation. I had to feel bad for him, inheriting a power like this. He had all of the ugly. All of it. He hadn't left any ugly for a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/richard-roberts-19809_change_and-boy-the-transformation-i-had-to-feel_31102.jpg" --- # And boy, the transformation. I had to feel bad for him… ![“And boy, the transformation. I had to feel bad for him, inheriting a power like this. He had all of the ugly. All of it. He hadn't left any ugly for anybody else.” quote by Richard Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/richard-roberts-19809_change_and-boy-the-transformation-i-had-to-feel_31102.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/richard-roberts-19809_change_and-boy-the-transformation-i-had-to-feel_31102.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ee/richard-roberts-19809_change_and-boy-the-transformation-i-had-to-feel_31102.jpg) > ““And boy, the transformation. I had to feel bad for him, inheriting a power like this. He had all of the ugly. All of it. He hadn't left any ugly for anybody else.”” [Richard Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-roberts/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A character reflects on the burden of inheriting a corrupting power, feeling pity because the power has already consumed him entirely, leaving nothing good for others. **In simple terms:** The weight of a tainted legacy. Key Takeaway Power can corrupt absolutely. 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