Dagny, we can never lose the things we live for. We may have to change…

Ayn Rand
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Dagny, we can never lose the things we live for. We may have to change their form at times, if we've made an error, but the purpose remains the same and the forms are ours to make. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.472, Hamilton Books
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Dagny, we can never lose the things we live for. We may have to change their form at times, if we've made an error, but the purpose remains the same and the forms are ours to make. ✨ Ayn Rand (2016). Atlas Shrugged, p.472, Hamilton Books

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