Ayn Rand Misquote About Evading Reality

In-house rules Feb 10, 2026 · By Dennis Hackethal

Misquote: 19 issues found

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Original text

He is free to evade reality, he is free to unfocus his mind and stumble blindly down any road he pleases, but not free to avoid the abyss he refuses to see.

Quote text

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.

Ellipsis used (if any): ‘[...]’

Diff

HeYou‧iscan‧free‧to‧evadeavoid‧reality,‧he‧is‧free‧to‧unfocus‧his‧mind‧and‧stumble‧blindly‧down‧any‧road‧he‧pleases,‧but‧not‧freeyou‧tocannot‧avoid‧the‧abyssconsequences‧heof‧refusesavoiding‧to‧seereality.

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Part-by-part explanation

#	Part	Valid?	Explanation
1	He	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
2	You	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
3	‧
4	is	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
5	can	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
6	‧
7	~~free‧to‧evade~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
8	avoid	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
9	‧reality,‧
10	~~he‧is‧free‧to‧unfocus‧his‧mind‧and‧stumble‧blindly‧down‧any‧road‧he‧pleases,‧~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
11	but‧
12	~~not‧free~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
13	you	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
14	‧
15	to	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
16	cannot	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
17	‧avoid‧the‧
18	~~abyss~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
19	consequences	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
20	‧
21	he	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
22	of	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
23	‧
24	~~refuses~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
25	avoiding	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
26	‧
27	~~to‧see~~	× no	Deletions must be indicated, eg by ‘[...]’ or [replacement].
28	reality	× no	Insertions must be surrounded by [brackets].
29	.

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