“As businessman Hank Rearden philosophizes in Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged: “People think that a liar gains a victory over his victim. What I’ve learned is that a lie is an act of self-abdication, because one surrenders one’s reality to… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share Image
“Because loners are born everywhere, we end up living everywhere. We do not, have not, tended to single ourselves out as special, elite, requiring… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
And as experienced as I am, it still summons an act of bravery from me, and I like that. I like the idea of… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
Loners live among the mob, so the mob mistakes us for its own, presuming and assuming. When the mob gets too close, the truth… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
“Just as soon as children develop awareness, it is essential to demonstrate to them by word and deed that they must submit,” advised Swiss… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
“We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
“To this day, I have a very unhealthy relationship with food. I have an eating disorder; not in that I am anorexic or bulimic—I’m… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
We do not require company. In varying degrees, it bores us, drains us, makes our eyes glaze over. Overcomes us like a steamroller. Of… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood. People assume we loners are misanthropes, just sitting thinking, ‘Oh, people are such a bunch of assholes,’… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
After what others would call a fun day out together, we feel as if we have been at the Red Cross, donating blood. — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
We believe that whatever feels at first like joy is not. Or is, but will not last. Or should not last. We feel so… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
Not that I was incapable of friendship. 'Don't be shy', the teachers coaxed. I was not shy, only extremely choosy. And Denise shone like… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
“written works do not produce fast reactions as pictures and sculptures and music do. it takes no effort to see or hear. but to… — Anneli Rufus Copy Share
