<p>I know - Latin is one of my specialties :)</p>
<p>This is one of my favorite quotes by her - I hope it brightens your day a little:</p>
<p>"In the name of the best within you, do not sacrifice this world to those who are its worst. In the name of the values that keep you alive, do not let your vision of man be distorted by the ugly, the cowardly, the mindless in those who have never achieved his title. Do not lose your knowledge that man's proper estate is an upright posture, an intransigent mind, and a step that travels unlimited roads. Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it's yours."-- Ayn Rand</p>
<p>I've enjoyed talking to you Adeline - PM me whenever you'd like, if you'd feel it'd be more appropriate (it's interesting how this thread changed course huh?). Maybe we could chat on AIM sometime (I'd PM my screen name). Hopefully I'll see you next year - I'll keep you posted.</p>
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