"I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'"

This quote by Walter Isaacson is describing Steve Jobs' choice to not get an operation when he was detected with pancreatic cancer. Jobs understood the dangers connected with not getting the operation, but he hesitated to go through with it. He felt that having his body opened and being broken because way was too much for him to bear. This quote speaks to Jobs' strong sense of autonomy and his desire to keep control over his own body. It likewise speaks with his fear of the unidentified and his unwillingness to put himself in a susceptible position. Ultimately, Jobs' decision to not get the operation was a reflection of his own individual values and beliefs.