characters.

some of my friends - well, those who read the book - think that i'm quite alike holden caulfield, the protagonist of salinger's the catcher in the rye. i acknowledge that as well, but not without pity; for if i had to be like a literary character, i would rather be like howard roark, from ayn rand's masterpiece the fountainhead.

sometimes i look around, and look inside myself, and think i would like to be like him: never compromising, never breaking, never beaten, always proud, always secure.

on the picture: gary cooper as howard roark in king vidor's adaptation of the movie, the fountainhead (1950)