'Ernest Van Den Haag, a sociologist, wrote a fascinating book called The Jewish Mystique. I read that book, got a lot out of it, and went over to Ayn and said, 'I've got to tell you something shocking.' Because we never thought of ourselves as Jewish in any important way, I announced, laughing, 'We are both exponents of the Jewish messianic tradition. We believe we are here on earth to be signposts pointing to the good life.' What I got out of that book was how Jewish that was. The whole idea of these prophets coming along, or however he was describing it-it fit Ayn and me to a tee. I thought that was very funny.'[7]

'Objectivism comes on, sometimes, as if the most important issue you have to understand is the issue of egoism versus altruism. But that's nowhere near the beg…

'In order to have any sense of control over our own life, we need to know that we're able to make sense out of our experience, in all of its many aspects. It's…

'I'm very aware of that over-application of the trader principle, as if that's all you need to know to understand human relationships. Good God... [W]ho among …

He kicks against tradition and restrictions without realising that tradition made him, is his raison d'etre.

The one great poem of New England is her Sunday.

The meaning of life, i.e. the meaning of the world, we can call God.