Security (p. 274)
The Female Eunuch (1970)
“Those touchy mediocrities who sit trembling lest someone's work prove greater than their own - they have no inkling of the loneliness that comes when you reach the top. The loneliness for an equal - for a mind to respect and an achievement to admire.”
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Ayn Rand
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Atlas Shrugged
Source: Atlas Shrugged
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