I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline.

Ayn Rand

The Fountainhead

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New York City

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Gail Wynand

Author

Ayn Rand

Source

The Fountainhead

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Wish

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Novelist Writer

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Russia Europe

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Citation

Rand, Ayn. The Fountainhead. Bobbs Merrill, 1943, pt. 3, ch. 4.

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Source
Zorba the Greek
Medium
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Βίος και Πολιτεία του Αλέξη Ζορμπά [Life and State of Alexis Zorba]. Athens: Dimitrakou, 1946, ch. 24.

Current Citation

Kazantzakis, Nikos. Zorba the Greek, translated by Peter Bien. Simon & Schuster, 2014, ch. 24.

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I am condemned to be free.

Jean-Paul Sartre

Being and Nothingness

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Downsides of freedom Freedom

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre
Source
Being and Nothingness
Medium
Essay
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
French
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Le etre et le neant: Essai d'ontologie phenomenologique [Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology]. Librairie Gallimard, 1943, pt. 4, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Sartre, Jean Paul. Being and Nothingness, translated by Sarah Richmond. Washington Square Press, 2021, pt. 4, ch. 1.