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Amusement Quote by Ayn Rand

“What you think is an illusion created by your glands,…” quote by Ayn Rand — Download Open image

“What you think is an illusion created by your glands, your emotions and, in the last analysis, by the content of your stomach. That gray matter you're so proud of is like a mirror in an amusement park which transmits to you nothing but distorted signals from reality forever beyond your grasp.”

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Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements.

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