“Did 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 Rand , book Atlas Shrugged

Source: Atlas Shrugged

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Russian-American novelist and philosopher 1905–1982

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