She had won the battle against her memories. But one form of torture remained, untouched by the years, the torture of the word "why?
Ayn RandYou'll get everything society can give a man. You'll keep all the money. You'll take any fame or honor anyone might want to grant. You'll accept such gratitude as the tenants might feel. And I - I'll take what nobody can give a man, except himself. I will have built Cortlandt. - Howard Roark
Ayn RandThe man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master.
Ayn RandSince time immemorial and pre-industrial, 'greed' has been the accusation hurled at the rich by the concrete-bound illiterates who were unable to conceive of the source of wealth or of the motivation of those who produce it.
Ayn Rand