Why no. I’m too conceited. If you want to call it that. I don’t make c…

Ayn Rand
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Why no. I’m too conceited. If you want to call it that. I don’t make comparisons. I never think of myself in relation to anyone else. I just refuse to measure myself as part of anything. I’m an utter egotist. ✨ Ayn Rand (2011). Ayn Rand Novel Collection, p.750, Penguin
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