![]() ![]() Altman had a Godiva counter which she visited. She kept herself fully supplied with Godivas! B. She said she would accept it as a “non‐hostess.”ĪRI: And did you bring her Godiva chocolates? Of course, we got around the gift‐giving restriction by offering it as a “non‐gift.” We stayed over at the O’Connors’ a number of times when we visited New York, and the fudge was a gift to the hostess. However, not once did she ever refuse the fudge or discourage us from giving it to her. (Photo courtesy of the Estate of Ayn Rand)ĬHARLES: Ayn discouraged gift giving. I said, jokingly, “Ayn, it’s not as if he had just challenged the validity of the Law of Identity!” There was a pause, and then she answered, “Well, it’s not that bad. She said something like “Do you mean to tell me that he ate both boxes?” She sounded surprised and somewhat indignant. So, I phoned her to report the mishap and to say that I would send her another box. But, by the time he called, most of the fudge had been eaten by Leonard and some friends. And when he called to thank us, he thanked us for both pounds. Well, apparently, he didn’t see the labels. One year, I sent him two pounds, each pound in a separate box - one with her name, one with his. ![]() MARY ANN: There’s an amusing story connected with fudge, and it’s an example of her sense of humor. As an indication of how much she liked it, she once said, jokingly, “I would sell my soul for that fudge!” It was made by hand, in small batches, by a local woman, and sold only at Garfinckel’s, a D.C. She enjoyed it as dessert, with black coffee.ĬHARLES: There was a delicious fudge we used to bring her from Washington. When I was living in New York, more than once she asked me to bring her some chocolate if I were near a dime store. I said earlier that she didn’t like to ask for favors, but chocolate was the exception. MARY ANN: Five‐and‐dime stores with candy counters sold chunks of milk chocolate. She loved milk chocolate, fudge, and Godiva chocolates. New Ideal is proud to present the entire book online in eight installments. ![]() Twenty years later, these entertaining and informative personal reminiscences still merit careful study and reflection. In 2001, the Ayn Rand Institute Press published Facets of Ayn Rand: Memoirs by Mary Ann Sures and Charles Sures, based on forty-eight hours of interviews conducted by oral historian Scott McConnell from September 1998 to January 1999. ![]()
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