Ego

Found Anthem in my car and read some of it when I parked. Rand's writing never ceases to amaze me, no matter how many times I read and re-read it.

This excerpt of her novella spoke to me today:

"I know not if this earth on which I stand is the core of the universe or if it is but a speck of dust lost in eternity. I know not and I care not. For I know what happiness is possible to me on earth. And my happiness needs no higher aim to vindicate it. My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is it's own goal. It is it's own purpose."