She was very independent and not afraid to express her thoughts and opinions.

VOA: special.2009.01.11

And she was very independent in her thoughts and actions.

VOA: special.2009.09.20

The title comes from one of her thoughts during this time: "These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections - sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent that happened after I was gone."

VOA: standard.2010.01.08

More than one hundred years after her birth, Ayn Rand's books,thoughts, and actions continue to be important to many people.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

I'll keep her safe, Edward. - Can you keep your thoughts to yourself?- Yes.

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