Atlas Shrugged | 
Did it matter … which part of the corpse had been consumed by which type of maggot, by those who gorged themselves or by those who gave the food to other maggots? So long as living flesh was prey to be devoured, did it matter whose stomach it had gone to fill?
You see … people don‘t want to think. And the deeper they get into trouble, the less they want to think. But by some sort of instinct, they feel that they ought to and it makes them feel guilty. So they‘ll bless and follow anyone who gives them a justification for not thinking. Anyone who makes a virtue—a highly intellectual virtue—out of what they know to be their sin, their weakness and their guilt.
To watch you as you are, as you face the world with your clean, proud strength—then to see you, in my bed, submitting to any infamous whim I may devise, to any act which I‘ll perform for the sole purpose of watching your dishonor and to which you‘ll submit for the sake of an unspeakable sensation…I want you—and may I be damned for it!
Her feeling for the railroad was the same: worship of the skill that had gone to make it, of the ingenuity of someone‘s clean, reasoning mind, worship with a secret smile that said she would know how to make it better some day. She hung around the tracks and the round-houses like a humble student, but the humility had a touch of future pride, a pride to be earned.
#Chunksterchallenge2022 complete!!
Washington (904 pgs)✔️
Don Quixote (1056 pgs)✔️
The Stand (1152 pgs)✔️
Atlas Shrugged (1168 pgs)✔️
This is one of my favorite challenges of the year that I do with my friend @GinaKButler . Also one of the only challenges I am finishing this year. Thank you so much @Amiable for hosting. Can‘t wait to pick new books and start again in 2023!
#PageItForward
Anyone interested in these two books? They're paperback and I've owned them for 10+ years. Some shelf wear but no writing or highlighting in the pages.
I'm happy to pass them on to a fellow reader. In the US please since they're so large.
Just comment below if you'd like them. 💚
panI‘m used to the traditional “Tell them what you‘re going to tell them,” Tell them,” “Tell them what you‘ve told them” of instruction, because “Tell them,” “Tell them,” ad nauseam gets old. Any Rand beats you over the head with her philosophy. Okay, fine, I knew this before I began reading the book. I read it for the story, not the philosophy. Unfortunately, the story is predictable: boy meets girl, girl hates boy, girl loves “ideal” man. The end.
pickEpic! I have read this book twice in it‘s entirety and have reread passages countless times. This book has not only stood the test of time, it is arguably more relevant now than ever.
So much goodness this month. A pretty good month for me. #Februarywrapup
pickI waited too long to read this! I've heard so much about it over the years, positive and negative, and I've owned a copy of it for a long time. I was always intimidated by my paperback copy's girth, and on the shelf it sat. I ended up using an audible credit for the version read by Christopher Hurt. I'm glad I did. His performance was fantastic and I really liked the novel. I followed along and read some of it in my chunky paperback along the way.
I just picked this up at a local library sale, its a bit daunting if you ask me
pickYooouuuu guuuyysss!!! I‘m finally finished! This beast of a book is definitely an investment of time and energy, but it‘s no shrug. (Hehe get it?) This Book was definitely before its time. I loved the strong female lead and the statements about government regulation, socialism, beaurocracy and capitalism. Not to mention the exploration into the meaning of existence. Light read: no. Good read: yes
The Margaret Thatcher starter pack!
It's one way to work #9to5 and make your #money
#Fiercefeb #150PnPCoverParty
@Cinfhen @batsy @CrowCAH
pickThis book I'm not done yet but I love it so freaking much I'm obsessed it's so good!
So I need opinions, for now this is my TBR I'm probably going to start off with Gatsby, but I want to know what I should read next? Also I'm currently listening to Atlas Shrugged on audio book and it's so good!.
Genres- Suspense/Thriller, Horror and Fiction
Authors- Stephen King, Michael Crichton and Rowling/Galbraith
Books-Atlas Shrugged, Harry Potter and anything Stephen King
Littens- too many to name!
Bookstores- McKays and Thriftbooks.com
Bookish Things- Etsy and Amazon
Fav Thing- my kindle!
Place- my couch with the cats
Season-probably fall since it might be cool enough to read outside for a few days!
@Jess7
#litsy321favorites
#iheartbooks
This was me about 5 years ago when a local bookstore, that had closed, reopened their doors to try to clear their stock before the building was demoed. Side note: that building still stands in Long Beach, CA
Just posted an update on my blog if anyone wants to check it out. Just a little bit about what I'm reading 📚 www.ashsscript.com
#24in48
Taking a break from reading and listening to Atlas Shrugged as I get into the 5th hour
#24in48 #AtlasShrugged
Books that seem #impossible and intimidate me. But one day, I will conquer you all! 😬💪🏻 #LyricalApril
Side note: I had started House of Leaves, but how the pages are set up left me feeling a little wonky, so I took a break from it - but I did love the story!
Ugh. Crap day at work. Manager being a turd, customers being turds. Best fix? An evening with my best buddy and a favorite certain book I am rereading. Life is so good when you have books to make things better ♡ #catsoflitsy #readingcompanion #littenkitten #loki
What better place to spend a wedding anniversary than in a bookstore!!
This is the first book that came to mind when I saw the planes, trains and automobiles prompt. This book has so much about trains in it. I once also saw a train car in Boston that had been named "Dagny Taggart" after the character in this book. There is also a scene in the book where Dagny flies a plane, so that's two of the three. #planestrainsautomobiles #photoadaynov16
Page 770 of 1168.
This book has made short work of everything I previously believed just and righteous, and laid foundations for new, unrivaled, completely original though. 💛
pickMy all time favorite book! I read it for the first time at 19 and it rocked my world~
#whoisjohngalt ? One of my fave quotes and it's the first line in the first chapter. Love this book! #aynrand #quotes #atlasshrugged
