For Ayn Rand’s heroes, from Kira with her enduring smile and her salute to the possibilities of life, to Prometheus in the act of discovering the self as the greatest treasure, to Howard Roark and the great-souled heroes of Atlas Shrugged, spiritual splendor is the reward that, at every moment and forever, will always be there. It’s what can’t be lost. Whatever the turns of the plot, whatever the setbacks and difficulties, the heroes, in the plenitude of their grandeur, will be there.

- Shoshana Milgram. The Spirit of Francisco d’Anconia: The Development of His Characterization.