““I can answer it,” he said. “I can tell you who is John Galt.” “Really? Everybody seems to know him, but they never tell the same story twice.” “They’re all true, though—all the stories you’ve heard about him.” “Well, what’s yours? Who is he?” “John Galt is Prometheus who changed his mind. After centuries of being torn by vultures in payment for having brought to men the fire of the gods, he broke his chains—and he withdrew his fire—until the day when men withdraw their vultures.””