Who said "I am not to be driven off. I may come and go as I list."?

This quote is attributed to Roger Chillingworth.

I am not to be driven off. I may come and go as I list. - Roger Chillingworth

"I am not to be driven off. I may come and go as I list."

Roger Chillingworth Power

Character in The Scarlet Letter

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"Let the black flower blossom as it may!"

"Behold, I am not! If that be thy sole objection, I may yet be of service."

"One token of thy shame, Hester,—that on thy breast!"

"Art thou capable of turning this to profit, both monetary and ecclesiastical?"

"Power without control is just destruction."

"Power is not about control, it's about influence"

"The world doesn't need me to be the hero. It just needs me to be dangerous."

"The claws come out when I need them to."