The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

"...To say ' I love you ' one must know first how to say ' I.' The kind of surrender I could have from you now would give me nothing but an empty hulk. If I demanded it, I'd destroy you. Thats why I won't stop you. I'll let you go to your husband. I don't know how I'll live through tonight, but I will. I want you whole, as I am, as you'll remain in the battle you've chosen. A battle is never selfless." - Roark to Dominique after she says that she is married to Peter Keating. technorati tag: books