She sat leaning back in her chair, looking ahead, knowing that he was as aware of her as she was of him. She found pleasure in the special self-consciousness it gave her. When she crossed her legs, when she leaned on her arm against the window sill, when she brushed her hair off her forehead - every movement of her body was underscored by a feeling the unadmitted words for which were: Is he seeing it?
Ayn RandTo preserve one's mind intact through a modern college education is a test of courage and endurance, but the battle is worth it and the stakes are the highest possible to man: the survival of reason.
Ayn RandOnly a man of integrity can possess the virtue of honesty, since only the faking of oneโs consciousness can permit the faking of existence.
Ayn RandBy what he chooses to present and by how he presents it, any author expresses his fundamental, metaphysical values.
Ayn RandAny alleged 'right' of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights of another, is not and cannot be a right.
Ayn Rand