Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand  ## Metadata - Author: **Ayn Rand** - Full Title: Atlas Shrugged - Category: #books ## Highlights - Ayn Rand held that art is a “re-creation of reality according to an artist’s metaphysical value-judgments.” ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jkr5tkq522680q3s3k8wbw19)) - Before starting a novel, Ayn Rand wrote voluminously in her journals about its theme, plot, and characters. She wrote not for any audience, but strictly for herself—that is, for the clarity of her own understanding. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01jkr5ycnvgpymmmwpyrdp3h74))