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Admiration Quote by Ayn Rand

“Love is our response to our highest values. Love is self-enjoyment. The noblest love is born out of admiration of another's values.” quote by Ayn Rand — Download Open image

“Love is our response to our highest values. Love is self-enjoyment. The noblest love is born out of admiration of another's values.”

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“She moved her hand and let it rest against his. He did not withdraw his fingers and he did not pretend indifference. She bent over, holding his hand, not raising it from his knee, and she pressed her lips to his hand. Her hat fell off, he saw the blond head at his knees, he felt her mouth kissing his…

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