The Fountainhead Choices Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Volume.Chapter.Paragraph.)

Quote #4

"Don't you know that most people take most things because that's what's given to them, and they have no opinion whatsoever?" (1.13.110)

The idea of most people's lack of options—and lack of will to choose—is a frequent motif throughout the book, and it's something that both good and bad characters comment on.

Quote #5

"But a desire to choose the hardest might be a confession of weakness in itself." (2.6.116)

This grammatically awkward sentence refers to the oh-so-common tactic of setting yourself up to fail. It's easy to think that the cards are stacked against you when you choose to pursue something that is super-hard.

Quote #6

"And what, incidentally, do you think integrity is? The ability not to pick a watch out of your neighbor's pocket?" (2.10.35)

In context, this is a sly little comment. Integrity, according to Roark, is a positive action. And we don't mean that it's nice; rather that it's something you do. Failing to do something (like not pickpocketing) doesn't fit the Roark definition of integrity.