Ayn Rand Rationalization Quotes & Sayings

Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one's emotions. — Ayn Rand

For a child, reading a book can be such an intense experience. — Michelle Paver

A touchstone to determine the actual worth of an "intellectual" - find out how he feels about astrology. — Robert A. Heinlein

Love, when released into the world, is like an intelligent energy that continues on and on, shaping the world in its own image. — Garret John LoPorto

When you are writing laws you are testing words to find their utmost power. Like spells, they have to make things happen in the real world, and like spells, they only work if people believe in them. — Hilary Mantel

What's the n-never-fail universal apology?"
"'I was badly misinformed, I deeply regret the error, go fuck yourself with this bag of money. — Scott Lynch

How much of this nonsense does he believe, I wonder, and how much does he say just because he knows the value of dividing in order to conquer and to rule? Well, — Octavia E. Butler