The Fountainhead Choices Quotes

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

Quote #7

"I can't live a life torn between that which exists—and you." (2.14.114)

Dominique here says she has to choose between Roark and the world. This is because Roark is the closest thing to an outlaw in the decidedly un-Wild West world of architecture. He sure rails against the constraints of society, though.

Quote #8

She had not noticed him take her hand; it seemed so natural and what she had wanted from the moment of seeing him. But she could not allow herself to want it. (3.7.16)

The ever-neurotic Dominique often refuses to make positive choices for herself. Oddly enough, her insistence on not wanting mirrors Toohey's advice to Katie and Keating, when he tells them not to want things.

Quote #9

"Isn't that a luxury worth achieving? Does it matter how? They were the means. You're the end." (4.2.60)

Gail Wynand gets his Machiavelli on in this quote. The ends justify the means, according to Wynard.