Howard Roark to Gail Wynand in The Fountainhead: “You were not born to be a second-hander.”

Ah, the second-hander...

For those who haven’t read The Fountainhead yet, the “second-hander” is the one who lives for others, always striving to impress others and to “do the right thing” while selling his or her soul in the process.

Are you living like a second-hander—too easily acquiescing to the demands of others/society/family?

We all get stuck in that death trap at times. But watch out!

I say to you, “You were not born to be a second-hander.”