He was the self-imagined "master of the universe" in Tom Wolfe's 1987 novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities.

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Doctors should listen to their patients too, and should not have attitude that they are the master of the universe.

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In the original version of "Fifty Shades, " titled "Master of the Universe" and published online, the lovers' names were Edward and Bella.

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