The Fountainhead Love Quotes

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

Quote #7

"I can't stand it, anything to take you away from it, form their world, from all of them, anything, Roark [....]" (2.8.156)

Dominique is being selfish here, which is a good thing according to Rand's philosophy. But she is also being afraid, and that is not a good thing in this novel.

Quote #8

"Personal love is an act of discrimination, of preference. It is an act of injustice - to very human being on earth whom you rob of the affection arbitrarily granted to another." (2.11.30)

The diction here, with lots of SAT vocabulary words, helps to highlight Toohey's pedantic style. Toohey often speaks like he's leading a classroom discussion, and he also throws out outlandish ideas just to see what people will do.

Quote #9

"I love you Dominique. As selfishly as the fact that I exist." (2.14.126)

That's not the declaration of love most people would imagine, but at least Roark is honest. The fact that he loves Dominique selfishly is a good thing, since it contrasts to Toohey's whole selflessness spiel.