One of the Longest Novels Ever …
November 16, 2008 at 10:12 pm 1 comment
At the moment, I’m reading one of the longest novels ever: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Here are a few quotes. More about the book later.
- “HONESTY is the recognition of the fact that the unreal is unreal and can have no value, that neither love nor fame nor cash is a value if obtained by fraud.”
- “INDEPENDENCE is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it.”
- “INTEGRITY is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake your consciousness, just as honesty is the recognition of the fact that you cannot fake existence.”
- “LOVE is our response to our highest values. Love is self-enjoyment. The noblest love is born out of admiration of another’s values.”
- “PRIDE is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man’s values, it has to be earned.”
- “RATIONALITY is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.”
Entry filed under: Books/Book Reviews. Tags: Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, honesty, independence, integrity, Literature, love, My Books, novels, objectivism, pride, rationality.
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