Hank, this is great. Yes. He said it simply, openly. There was no flat…

Ayn Rand
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Hank, this is great. Yes. He said it simply, openly. There was no flattered pleasure in his voice, and no modesty. This, she knew, was a tribute to her, the rarest one person could pay another: the tribute of feeling free to acknowledge one's own greatness, knowing that it is understood. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.66, Hamilton Books
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