Ayn Rand
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
A good novel is an indivisible sum; every scene, sequence and passage of a good novel has to involve, contribute to and advance all three of its major attributes: theme, plot, characterization.
Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death.
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes.
An artist does not fake reality--he *stylizes* it.
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