Atlas Shrugged Happiness Quotes Page 4
Citations follow this format: (Volume.Chapter.Section.Page). We used the 50th Anniversary Edition published by Signet Books in 2007.
| Quote #10 "It's just a thought that disturbs me once in a while....I thought about my first ball....I keep thinking that parties are intended to be celebrations and celebrations should be only for those who have something to celebrate." (1.6.1.361) |
Dagny's first party, and the disappointment it brought her, is a recurring motif in the book. She wishes people were able to come together to celebrate life, and she later discovers that people with Galt's values are.
| Quote #11 "By the grace of reality and the nature of life, man – every man – is an end in himself, he exists for his own sake, and the achievement of his own happiness is his highest moral purpose." (3.7.1.143). |
Galt defines Objectivism in a nutshell here, as an individualist doctrine holding that living for oneself is the highest form of morality.
