Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death. Joy is not the ‘absence of pain.’

Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death. Joy is not the ‘absence of pain.’

Ayn Rand

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2017 November 11	Origin: Tweet Link: https://twitter.com/AynRandOrg/status/890587594551066624 "Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death. Joy is not the 'absence of pain.'"—Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged — Ayn Rand (@AynRandOrg) July 27, 2017	Image evidence

Russian-American novelist and philosopher

February 2nd, 1905 - March 6th, 1982