"It's really very simple. If you tell a beautiful woman that she is beautiful, what have you given her? It's no more than a fact and it has cost you nothing…to love a woman for her virtues is meaningless. She's earned it; it's a payment, not a gift. But to love her for her vices is a real gift, unearned and undeserved. To love her for her vices…that is a real tribute to love, because you sacrifice your conscience, your reason, your integrity and your invaluable self-esteem." - Ayn Rand "Atlas Shrugged" pg 305.
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