Atlas comes in at something like 677,000 words, have trouble writing 2,000 words let alone 677k words. One of the best quotes from the Fountainhead, paraphrasing here, is when Roark is asked what he'll do for work and he replies "I'm not worried, my people will find me". Also love the scene when Roark runs into Ellsworth Toohey at the housing project and Toohey asks him what he, Roark, thinks of him. Roark simply replies "But I don't think of you", like the idea of thinking about a lowlife like Toohey is beyond his comprehension. Disregarding public opinion, and refusing to conform to it, is they key to living your true life.