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“Have you noticed that the imbecile always smiles? Man's first frown is the first touch of God on his forehead. The touch of thought.”
― The Fountainhead
― The Fountainhead
“There is no affirmation without the one who affirms. in this sense, everything to which you grant your love is yours”
― The Fountainhead
― The Fountainhead
“I don't wish to be the symbol of anything. I'm only myself.”
― The Fountainhead
― The Fountainhead
“There’s nothing as significant as a human face. Nor as eloquent. We can never really know another person, except by our first glance at him. Because, in that glance, we know everything. Even though we’re not always wise enough to unravel the knowledge.”
― The Fountainhead
― The Fountainhead
“Look, Gail." Roark got up, reached out, tore a thick branch off a tree, held it in both hands, one fist closed at each end; then, his wrists and knuckles tensed against the resistance, he bent the branch slowly into an arc. "Now I can make what I want of it: a bow, a spear, a cane, a railing. That's the meaning of life."
"Your strength?"
"Your work." He tossed the branch aside. "The material the earth offers you and what you make of it . . . ”
― The Fountainhead
"Your strength?"
"Your work." He tossed the branch aside. "The material the earth offers you and what you make of it . . . ”
― The Fountainhead
James’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at James’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
140 books
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119 friends
139 books
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427 books
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4,684 books
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95 books
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2 books
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86 friends
87 books
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41 friends
25 books
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42 friends
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