Monday, April 13, 2009

Howard Roark!

Keller to Roark from the Fountainhead:

"Roark, it's just a building. It's not the combination of divine ecstacy, holy sacrament (something regarded as possessing a sacred character or mysterious significance) and sexual pleasure that you make it!!!"

Roark- "is it not?"


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Another situation in the book where Gail Wynand is about to lose everything he owns, everything he has made in his life, in his fight to defend Howard Roark and he comes to him and asks:-

Roark, "do you want me to give in?"

and Roark says, "I want you to hold out even if it costs you everything you own"

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Howard Roark is the epitome of character of the selfish obstinacy to live your life on your terms. Bravo.

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