Galen BeckettBesides, Mrs. Quesnt, did it never occur to you that we are not changing at all-that rather, we are simply becoming more ourselves?
About This Quote
This quote is from "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand. In the book, this character, named Peter Keating, is in a relationship with a woman named Mrs. Quest. Mrs.
Quest does not want to have children and she wants to live a life of leisure. She is very much in love with the idea of being a woman who never needs to give up her career for children or other commitments. In this example, Mrs.
Quest is not willing to give up what she loves most in her life just because she does not want children. She also refuses to change herself when it comes to her feelings about taking care of children. So, when Peter proposes marriage and asks if she will change, she tells him that he does not understand her and that he will never understand her because she “will always be a person who needs no one” and the only person she wants is herself.
Source: The Master Of Heathcrest Hall
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