When I listen to a symphony I love, I don't get from it what the compo…

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When I listen to a symphony I love, I don't get from it what the composer got. His 'Yes' was different from mine. He could have no concern for mine and no exact conception of it. That answer is too personal to each man. But in giving himself what he wanted, he gave me a great experience. ✨ Ayn Rand (2005). The Fountainhead, p.514, Penguin
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