to rest one's case on faith means to concede that reason is on the side of one's enemies- that one has no rational arguments to offer.
Ayn RandDid I feel a physical desire for him? I did. Was I moved by a passion of my body? I was. Have I experienced the most violent form of sensual pleasure? I have.
Ayn RandShe did not know the nature of her loneliness. The only words that named it were: This is not the world I expected.
Ayn RandUnjust laws have to be fought ideologically; they cannot be fought or corrected by means of mere disobedience and futile martyrdom.
Ayn RandPeter Keating: "Do you always have to have a purpose? Do you always have to be so damn serious? Can't you ever do things without reason, just like everybody else? You're so serious, so old. Everything's important with you. Everything's great, significant in some way, every minute, even when you keep still. Can't you ever be comfortable-and unimportant?" | Howard Roark: "No."
Ayn Rand