Jay Lamm

“You never want to create characters that sound like a mouthpiece for your ideas. Good writers express their moral vision slowly and subtly, primarily through the story structure and the way the hero deals with a particular situation. Your”
― John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

“those who are loudest in proclaiming their desire to eliminate poverty are loudest in denouncing capitalism.”
― Ayn Rand, The Ayn Rand Column

“Do not make the mistake of the ignorant who think that an individualist is a man who says: “I’ll do as I please at everybody else’s expense.” An individualist is a man who recognizes the inalienable individual rights of man—his own and those of others. An individualist is a man who says: “I will not run anyone’s life—nor let anyone run mine. I will not rule nor be ruled. I will not be a master nor a slave. I will not sacrifice myself to anyone—nor sacrifice anyone to myself.” A collectivist is a man who says: “Let’s get together, boys—and then anything goes!”
― Ayn Rand, The Ayn Rand Column