I was in love with the idea of being in love.


“But you see," said Roark quietly, "I have, let’s say, sixty years to live. Most of that time will be spent working. I’ve chosen the work I want to do. If I find no joy in it, then I’m only condemning myself to sixty years of torture. And I can find the joy only if I do my work in the best way possible to me. But the best is a matter of standards—and I set my own standards. I inherit nothing. I stand at the end of no tradition. I may, perhaps, stand at the beginning of one.”
― The Fountainhead
― The Fountainhead

“Love means never having to say you're sorry.”
― Love Story
― Love Story

“To say "I love you" one must know first how to say the "I".”
― The Fountainhead
― The Fountainhead

“The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.”
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X
― The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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