Because I never have any definite destination. This ship is not for go…

Ayn Rand
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Because I never have any definite destination. This ship is not for going to places, but for getting away from them. When I stop at a port, it's only for the sheer pleasure of leaving it. I always think: here's one more place that can't hold me. ✨ Ayn Rand (2005). The Fountainhead, p.421, Penguin
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Because I never have any definite destination. This ship is not for going to places, but for getting away from them. When I stop at a port, it's only for the sheer pleasure of leaving it. I always think: here's one more place that can't hold me. ✨ Ayn Rand (2005). The Fountainhead, p.421, Penguin

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