" Yet there is nothing emotional or rebellious in her countenance; it is one of profound, inexorable calm; but one feels the tense vitality, the primitive fire, the untamed strength in the defiant immobility of her slender body, the proud line of her head held high, the sweep of her tousled hair. ”

Excerpt From: Ayn Rand. “Night of January 16th. "

― Ayn Rand , Night of January 16th (Final Revised Version)