Value is that which one acts to gain and/or keep. Virtue is the act by which one aims and/or keeps it.

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

Potentially, a government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of evading reality

So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money?

Every aspect of Western culture needs a new code of ethics - a rational ethics - as a precondition of rebirth.

You can ignore reality, but you can't ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.

But I don't think of you. - Howard Roark

Whom boasts about his happiness, cause doesn't got it!

I could no sooner deny him that I could stop breathing.

I reckon there's as much human nature in some folks as there is in others if not more.

The Magician's Land is a triumphant climax to the best fantasy trilogy of the decade.

Let's hit the joke once and move on to the next joke and just keep it where we have as many jokes per square inch as possible.

The young reed dies so easily. Beginnings are times of great peril.

Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses, it would still be just to deem it good for something.

Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?

I really love to set things in places that are real to me.

From the time God saved me at 21 years old, I've always been fascinated by the parables of Jesus.