Mike Ruff

“The man who despises himself tries to gain self-esteem from sexual adventures —which can’t be done, because sex is not the cause, but an effect and an expression of a man’s sense of his own value.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“The man who is convinced of his own worthlessness will be drawn to a woman he despises—because she will reflect his own secret self, she will release him from that objective reality in which he is a fraud, she will give him a momentary illusion of his own value and a momentary escape from the moral code that damns him.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“Accepting a man’s hospitality is a token of good will, a declaration that you and your host stand on terms of a civilized relationship.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

“It’s the person who would sell his soul for a nickel, who is loudest in proclaiming his hatred of money—and he has good reason to hate it. The lovers of money are willing to work for it. They know they are able to deserve it.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged